The origins of Oheka Castle
Photo credit: Joel Cairo | Long Island newlyweds - one of many couples to chose the Huntington site as their wedding venue - on the day they take their vows at Oheka Castle. Derek Jeter may be getting married here in November. (Jan. 10, 2010)
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Inside Oheka Castle
KEY FACTS
THE COST. Almost a century ago, financier and philanthropist Otto
Hermann Kahn built Oheka Castle in the middle of a 443-acre plot on the highest point on Long Island in Cold Spring Harbor, for an estimated cost of $11 million ($110 million in today's currency).
THE SIZE. It was the second-largest private residence ever built in America.
THE BUILDERS. The castle...
