Frederic Church’s OLANA

Olana is the greatest masterpiece of Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900), the preeminent American artist of the mid-19th Century. 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 360-degree views of the Hudson Valley region, and as a public park today, Olana welcomes visitors from around the world.

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.

Frederic Church’s OLANA Website

Olana State Historic Site
5720 State Route 9G
Hudson, NY 12534
518-828-1872

Frederic Edwin Church, “Sunset from Olana,” July 2, 1870, oil on off-white academy board, 11 1/16 x 151/8 in., OL.1976.8. Collection Olana State Historic Site, NYS OPRHP.

Frederic Edwin Church, “Clouds over Olana,” August 1872, oil on off-white paper, 8 11/16 x 12 1/8 in.,OL.1976.1. Collection Olana State Historic Site, NYS OPRHP.

Frederic Edwin Church, “The Catskill Creek,” (ca. July-August 1845), oil on panel, 11 7/8 x 16 in.Collection Olana State Historic Site, NYS OPRHP.

Frederic Church’s OLANA

Special thanks to The Folklore House and Hartland on Hudson.

Hudson River Skywalk is a collaboration between the New York State Bridge Authority, Thomas Cole National Historic Site, The Olana Partnership and Olana State Historic Site.