Kotani-En is a classical Japanese residence in the formal style of a 13th-century estate, with tile-roofed walls surrounding a tea house, shrine, gardens, and ponds. Constructed for Max M. Cohen from 1918 to 1924 of mahogany, cedar, bamboo, and ceramic tile by master artisan Takashima and eleven craftsmen from Japan, it represents a harmonious union of art and nature in a two-acre rustic environment. It is a prominent example of Japanese landscape architecture in America.

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