{"id":1669,"date":"2012-06-04T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-06-04T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/oheka-castle\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T16:23:26","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T16:23:26","slug":"oheka-castle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/oheka-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"OHEKA Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqztbz5-61560347bdced52fca0783f57c602055\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-61560347bdced52fca0783f57c602055{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:50px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-61560347bdced52fca0783f57c602055 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-61560347bdced52fca0783f57c602055 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:50px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-61560347bdced52fca0783f57c602055 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-61560347bdced52fca0783f57c602055 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-mvqztbz5-61560347bdced52fca0783f57c602055 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-mvqztbz5-61560347bdced52fca0783f57c602055 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >OHEKA Castle<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-44p97d-9aa854937422823d8926f7c01c11c1c4 av_one_third  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_two_third  first flex_column_div  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8\">\n.avia-image-container.av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-mvqzdgcr-35a3d0965de89bc9172e71dfb084c8b8 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-1670 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-1670 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/oheka-castle-464x705.png\" alt='' title='oheka-castle'  height=\"705\" width=\"464\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/oheka-castle-464x705.png 464w, https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/oheka-castle-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/alexdemille.com\/nelson\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/oheka-castle.png 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2bsku1-6ee072fff5d0039dca070881322e318f av_two_third  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-mvqzd3f1-e94786e2be8380d26aeace1bcde7eb2e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"book-header\">\n<p class=\"book-date\">Published on June 4, 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"book-details\">\n<div class=\"book-description\">\n<p><em>Foreword by Nelson DeMille<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Enrico Caruso sang in its grand ballroom, and Arturo Toscanini lifted his baton to its soaring ceiling. Constructed in 1919, OHEKA Castle, Long Island&#8217;s largest Gold Coast mansion, was once described by the New York Times as the &#8220;finest country house in America.&#8221; Appearing as the mysterious mountaintop castle in the opening scenes of the film classic Citizen Kane, its majestic edifice and meticulous grounds continue to dazzle the screens of major Hollywood movies and television shows. It was a playground for the rich and famous of the Gilded Era, when heads of state, royalty, stage and screen stars, great comedians, and bohemians alike cavorted about its great halls. In subsequent years, it became home to an eclectic array of occupants, including New York City sanitation workers, World War II radio trainees, military school cadets, and eventually vandals and squatters. After its abandonment and descent into unrecognizable ruin, a Long<\/p>\n<p>Island developer with an appreciation for history reversed the adverse effects of time and neglect, transforming OHEKA into the largest restored home in America.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqzid7i-3448fb2ca4eadfa52215c6d30ab50c59\">\n.avia-buttonrow-wrap.av-mvqzid7i-3448fb2ca4eadfa52215c6d30ab50c59 .avia-button{\npadding:15px 15px 15px 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-buttonrow-wrap av-mvqzid7i-3448fb2ca4eadfa52215c6d30ab50c59 avia-buttonrow-left  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mvqzfin2-b80c367868be520c92fcb91b06f61fb7\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-mvqzfin2-b80c367868be520c92fcb91b06f61fb7{\nmargin-bottom:5px;\nmargin-right:5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href='https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1531662447\/nelsondemille-20'  class='avia-button av-mvqzfin2-b80c367868be520c92fcb91b06f61fb7 avia-icon_select-no avia-size-small avia-color-theme-color'  target=\"_blank\"  rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"  aria-label=\"Buy Now\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Buy Now<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1670,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books","category-other-writing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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