Taylor swift's 'blank space' castle, oheka, heads to auction oct. 27
Oheka Castle, the famous New York estate featured in Taylor Swift's 'Blank Space' music video and various Hollywood productions, is heading to a live auction on October 27. Built originally between 1914 and 1919, the sprawling 127-room property is one of the largest private residences in the United States.
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The sale of this historically significant pop-culture landmark highlights high-end luxury real estate trends and the lasting intersection of celebrity culture with historic properties.
Oheka Castle, the sprawling New York mansion that served as the lavish backdrop for Taylor Swift’s 2014 hit music video “Blank Space,” is headed to auction next month.The more than 110,000-square-foot French Renaissance-style estate, located in Huntington on Long Island’s Gold Coast, will be sold through Concierge Auctions in cooperation with Adam Modlin of the Modlin Group. The live auction is scheduled for October 27 at The Dominick hotel in Manhattan.Located less than 40 miles from Midtown Manhattan, the 127-room property sits on approximately 23 acres and is one of the most historically significant private estates in the United States.A mansion with more than a century of historyOheka Castle was built between 1914 and 1919 for financier and arts patron Otto Kahn.
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