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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.
At its new location, the school was based in one of the largest mansions ever constructed in the United States, Oheka Castle, built by Otto Kahn, a multimillionaire. Following Kahn's death in 1934, his heirs had little interest in the estate, and the town of Huntington briefly used it as a retirement home for municipal employees.
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.
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, Huntington, New York, on Long Island, 109,000-square-foot (10,100 m 2) Châteauesque style mansion built for Otto Hermann Kahn from 1914 to 1919. It is the second largest privately held home in the United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [2] Olana, Greenport, New York.
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Huntington is the setting of the long-running comic strip The Lockhorns. Huntington is the basis for the television series The Wonder Years. Huntington is the town in which the American sitcom Growing Pains supposedly takes place. [29] However, Robin Hood Lane, the street address of the Seaver family's home, is fictional. [30]