![]() The Formal Dining Room is 51’6” x 30’2” with an 18’ ceiling height.The Ballroom is 72’6” x 32’5” with a 24’ ceiling height.The Grand Staircase in the Entry Foyer was inspired by the famous exterior staircase from the Chateau de Fountainebleau in France.A total of 39 working fireplaces existed throughout the estate.126 full-time servants were originally employed by Otto Kahn.OHEKA originally consisted of 127 Rooms.Construction: Reinforced steel and concrete with some walls 2’6” thick.At 109,000 square feet, OHEKA was and remains the second largest private home in America (only the Biltmore in North Carolina can boast grander dimensions).The Cold Spring Country Club was once the original horse stable and the golf course was once part of the original 443 acre estate.The Kahn Family Motto was "Ever Restlessly Forward.".The name “OHEKA” is an acronym for Otto HErmann KAhn.Otto Hermann Kahn, his wife Addie, and 4 children used OHEKA as their summer home and weekend retreat.Landscape Architects: Olmsted Brothers (firm established by Frederick Law Olmsted, architect of New York City’s Central Park). ![]()
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