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Oheka Castle, also known as the Otto Kahn Estate, is a hotel located on the North Shore (or "Gold Coast") of Long Island, in West Hills, New York, a hamlet in the town of Huntington. It was the country home of investment financier and philanthropist Otto Hermann Kahn and his family.
The demolished Beacon Towers estate, along with Oheka Castle, has been identified as an influence for the novel The Great Gatsby. In 1925, the North Shore is the setting of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby, which centers on the area's wealth and the aspiration of the title character to be accepted into its high society.
Oheka Castle: West Hills, New York: Otto Hermann Kahn: Gary Melius [6] 1919: Châteauesque: Delano and Aldrich: 4 105,000 sq ft (9,800 m 2) The One: Bel Air, Los Angeles, California Nile Niami: Richard Saghian [7] 2021 Contemporary: Paul McClean: 5 (tie) 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m 2) Whitemarsh Hall: Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania: Edward T. Stotesbury ...
Aerial view of Oheka Castle Otto H. Kahn House. As was typical for men of his stature of the era, Kahn maintained both a New York City residence and a home in the country. Kahn's original country home, Cedar Grove, a gift from his father-in-law and designed by Carrère and Hastings was in Morristown, New Jersey.
Oheka Castle. Location: Huntington, New York Built: 1914 to 1919 Architect: William Adams Delano Square footage: 109,000 square feet The second-largest private residence in the United States, this ...
An alumni association was formed in 1969, and still exists with its own website. One of the former EMA cadets, Roger Hall, has written about his memories and about Oheka Castle. The association's meetings (generally luncheons or dinners) were suspended in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but resumed in May 2021.
Oheka Castle in Huntington, New York, was used for some exterior shots of Xanadu (particularly of the formal gardens) seen in the opening newsreel. [3] [4] However, most shots of Xanadu were surrealistic, highly stylized matte paintings.
Oheka Castle is the United States' second largest private home, and a hot spot for celebrity weddings including Kevin Jonas, Hillary Clinton's aide Huma Abedin, and media personality Megyn Kelly.