The Forgotten Story of America's Second Largest Home That Survived 100 Arson Attempts

The Forgotten Story of America's Second Largest Home That Survived 100 Arson Attempts On a hilltop in Cold Spring Hills, Long Island, stands a castle that should not exist. It rises from the flat suburban landscape like something transported from the Loire Valley. Limestone walls and slate roofs catch the light. The hill beneath it is artificial, constructed over two years by thousands of workers who hauled trainloads of earth to create elevation where none existed. The walls are steel and concrete dressed in stone, engineered to withstand what had already taken so much from the man who built it. Otto Hermann Kahn completed Oheka Castle in 1919. He had spent five years and a fortune creating something permanent in a world that had shown him how quickly beauty could be destroyed. He built the second largest private residence in America, surpassed only by Biltmore. He filled it with art, music, and the most celebrated guests of the age. Subscribe to the channel here:    / @oldmoneydynasty   ?sub_confirmation=1 Public Domain Photos from: Library of Congress Wikimedia Commons (Non-restricted) Copyright Disclaimers • We use images and content in accordance with the YouTube Fair Use copyright guidelines • Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” #gildedage #oheka #castle #americanmansions