'
Oheka' was built for
Otto Hermann Kahn by
Delano & Aldrich c. 1915 in what was then
Cold Spring Harbor. Numerous individuals had a hand in landscaping the estate, including the
Olmsted Brothers,
Beatrix Jones Farrand and Lewis & Valentine. Kahn was a financier, capitalist and was the president and chairman of the board of the Metropolitan Opera. Following Kahn's death the house went through a handful of owners before being reborn as '
Oheka Castle', a hotel and catering hall. Click
HERE to see '
Oheka' on google earth. A very big thank you to 'Kyle in CT' for sharing these photos.
Click below to see 'Oheka' in a 1953 aerial shot.
'Oheka' was built for Otto Hermann Kahn by Delano & Aldrich c. 1915 in what was then Cold Spring Harbor. Numerous individuals had a hand in landscaping the estate, including the Olmsted Brothers, Beatrix Jones Farrand and Lewis & Valentine. Kahn was a financier, capitalist and was the president and chairman of the board of the Metropolitan Opera. Following Kahn's death the house went through a handful of owners before being reborn as 'Oheka Castle', a hotel and catering hall. Click HERE to see 'Oheka' on google earth. A very big thank you to 'Kyle in CT' for sharing these photos. 
If you hadn't figured out already, the name 'Oheka' comes from Kahn's initials. 
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http://www.oheka.com/Html/historical_facts.html
A timeline of the history of Oheka.
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