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Tahoe celebrity home wins award

Published: March 11, 2015  By: admin, In: Lifestyle,  3 Comments
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The former Howard Hughes estate is for sale. Photo/Eric Jarvis

The former Howard Hughes estate is for sale. Photo/Eric Jarvis

Howard Hughes’ former Lake Tahoe estate found its way back to the spotlight as a winner in HGTV’s 2014 Doory Awards.

The cabin received the most online votes in the Celebrity Homes category. The monthlong contest on HGTV’s FrontDoor.com attracted nearly 50 million views.

Billed as “The Ultimate House Hunt,” the Doory Awards present extraordinary homes for sale, allowing consumers to vote for the homes they find most appealing.

The Hughes property is a modest mountain home inspired by the great camps of the Adirondacks. The main home was built from locally sourced timber in 1934 and has five bedrooms, four baths and an office. A guest cottage was built in 1940. The 5.5-acre property was purchased from the Howard Hughes Corporation in 1995.

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  1. Phil Weidinger says - Posted: March 12, 2015

    Not that I’m shopping, but where is the house? Town?

  2. admin says - Posted: March 12, 2015

    Sorry about that. It is in Crystal Bay.

    LTN staff

  3. nature bats last says - Posted: March 14, 2015

    And it IS NOT a modest home. Except for the gazillionair crowd….