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    Nov 24, 2020 3 minutes
    BY NANCY A. RUHLING
    PHOTOS BY GORDON BEALL

    THE TRUE TEST of the timelessness of a house is not only whether it fits the needs of its occupants, but also whether it has synchronicity with the style of the neighborhood where it’s sited.

    Harrison Design (which has offices in seven U.S. cities and a studio in Shanghai) used this principle in creating an English manor designed for a contemporary lifestyle, but which also fits into the Tuxedo Park neighborhood of Atlanta,

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