Oheka Castle, French-style mansion in Huntington, United States.
Oheka Castle is an estate in Huntington on the highest point of Long Island, built with steel and concrete across more than 100,000 square feet (9,300 square meters). The rooms spread across multiple floors and include reception halls, a library, living areas, and guest quarters with period details.
Financier Otto Hermann Kahn commissioned construction between 1914 and 1919, creating one of the largest private estates on the East Coast. After changing hands several times, the building was restored in the 1980s and reopened as a hotel.
The name comes from the initials of the builder, Otto Hermann Kahn, who created an alternative social world here to the New York club culture of his time. Today visitors can experience the architecture on tours or as hotel guests.
The estate sits on a hill and is surrounded by extensive gardens that visitors can explore on foot. Tours show the interior rooms, while hotel guests have access to all public areas and the outdoor grounds.
The Olmsted Brothers, who also co-designed Central Park, created a system of sunken gardens with axial sight lines here. The location on the highest elevation of the island allows wide views over the surrounding landscape.
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