'Oheka' Farm Group

The farm group to 'Oheka', the Otto Hermann Kahn estate designed by Delano & Aldrich c. 1916 in Cold Spring Harbor.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Oheka'.  Click HERE to see the extant stable building on google earth and HERE on bing.

Photos from Architectural Forum, 1919.

'Oheka' Aerial

An aerial of 'Oheka', the Otto Hermann Kahn estate designed by Delano & Aldrich c. 1915 in Cold Spring Harbor.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Oheka'.  This aerial is part of SMU's Robert Yarnall Richie Collection and was taken between 1932-1934.  Click HERE to see 'Oheka' on google earth and HERE on bing.

Otto Kahn...Again

Otto Kahn, owner of 'Oheka' designed by Delano & Aldrich c. 1915 in Cold Spring Harbor, seen later in life (unlike yesterday's photo). Click HERE for more on 'Oheka' and HERE to see the brochure from when 'Oheka' was for sale. Click HERE to see Kahn's New York City residence. Photo from the Library of Congress.

Otto Kahn

Otto Kahn, owner of 'Oheka' designed by Delano & Aldrich c. 1915 in Cold Spring Harbor, seen somewhere on horseback. Click HERE for more on 'Oheka'. Photo courtesy of SPLIA.

The Entrance Hall at 'Oheka'

The entrance hall to 'Oheka', the Otto Hermann Kahn estate designed by Delano & Aldrich between 1915-17 in Cold Spring Harbor. Click HERE for more on 'Oheka'.

'Oheka'

A view looking back at the house from the formal garden at 'Oheka', the Otto Hermann Kahn estate designed by Delano & Aldrich c. 1915 in Cold Spring Harbor. Click HERE for more on 'Oheka'. Merry Christmas!

Oheka's Front Door

The front door to 'Oheka', the Otto Kahn estate designed by Delano & Aldrich c. 1915 in Cold Spring Harbor. Click HERE for more on 'Oheka'.

'Oheka' Aerial

An aerial of 'Oheka', the Otto Hermann Kahn estate designed by Delano & Aldrich between 1915-17 in Cold Spring Harbor. Click HERE for more on 'Oheka', picture from American Homes of Today.

When 'Oheka' Was For Sale

A brochure advertising 'Oheka', the Otto Hermann Kahn estate designed by Delano & Aldrich in Cold Spring Harbor c. 1915-17. I believe this brochure is from when the house was for sale after Kahn's death before it was purchased by the NYC Sanitation Department. Click HERE for more on 'Oheka'.

Brochure courtesy of SPLIA.

Oheka

'Oheka', the Otto Hermann Kahn estate in Cold Spring Harbor designed by Delano & Aldrich between 1915-17 and which sat on over 500 acres. Kahn was one of Jacob Schiff's proteges at Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and made his fortune mostly in railroads. He was a patron of the arts and was the director of the Metropolitan Opera. Kahn helped break stereotypes of Jews at the time who were excluded from gentile society. His house was the second largest private residence in the country (George Vanderbilt's 'Biltmore' being the first). Following Kahn's death the house became a retreat for sanitation workers from NYC and eventually a military academy. In 1984 the house was purchased and resurrected as a hotel and catering hall, the website of which can be found HERE. Click HERE to see 'Oheka on Demand', a new feature on their website which has old newsreel footage of the estate and of Kahn himself. Click HERE to see 'Oheka' on google earth.

The entrance into the courtyard.

The rear.

The garden facade and garden designed by the Olmsted Brothers. The entire garden had to be restored as it had been almost entirely destroyed during it's life as a military academy.

The view from the front of the courtyard.

Oheka

'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.

Click below to see 'Oheka' in a 1953 aerial shot.