Last updated: June 8, 2024
Place
Oheka Castle
Olmsted Archives
Quick Facts
In 1916, financier and philanthropist Otto Hermann Kahn built his estate on a 443-acre plot of land that sat at the highest point on Long Island. Kahn would spend $11 million on his home, roughly $158 million if he were to build it today.
After combining the first letters of his three names to get Oheka, Kahn hired Olmsted Brothers to design the grounds of the estate. The design centered on a formal sunken garden inspired by French landscape architecture.
Olmsted Brothers’ garden included fountains, ten reflecting pools, statues, and tree lined paths. Additionally, Oheka housed one of the largest private greenhouse complexes in the country, tennis courts, an indoor swimming pool, as well as orchards and stables.
Source: "Oheka Castle," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on FlickrÂ
After combining the first letters of his three names to get Oheka, Kahn hired Olmsted Brothers to design the grounds of the estate. The design centered on a formal sunken garden inspired by French landscape architecture.
Olmsted Brothers’ garden included fountains, ten reflecting pools, statues, and tree lined paths. Additionally, Oheka housed one of the largest private greenhouse complexes in the country, tennis courts, an indoor swimming pool, as well as orchards and stables.
Source: "Oheka Castle," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on FlickrÂ