Header Photo: Southern View from the Bell Tower of the Main House at Olana photo by Andy Wainwright
View of the Main House at Olana from the Summer House Location photo by Beth Schneck Photography.
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Olana is the greatest masterpiece of Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900), the preeminent American artist of the mid-19th century, and the most important artist’s home, studio and designed landscape in the United States. Church designed Olana as a holistic environment integrating his advanced ideas about art, architecture, landscape design, and environmental conservation. Olana’s 250-acre artist-designed landscape with a Persian-inspired house at its summit embraces unrivaled panoramic views of the Hudson Valley and Catskill Mountains and, today, welcomes more than 170,000 visitors annually.
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Olana State Historic Site, a historic site administered by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Taconic Region, is a designated National Historic Landmark and one of the most visited sites in the state. The Olana Partnership, a private not-for- profit education corporation, works cooperatively with New York State to support the restoration, conservation, and interpretation of Olana State Historic Site.
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Court Hall of the Main House at Olana photo by Andy Wainwright.
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Southern View Panorama from Olana photo by Beth Schneck Photography, 2013, bschneckphoto.com
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Phone: 845-237-2636
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Website: Olana.org
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