Olana State Historic Site

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Olana State Historic Site is the former home and Persian-inspired hilltop estate of Hudson River School painter Frederic Edwin Church, now preserved as a museum and landscape overlooking the Hudson River.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf art museum
historic house museum
landscape garden
state historic site
architecturalStyle Persian-inspired
Victorian
associatedWithArtMovement Hudson River School
country United States
formerHomeOf Frederic Edwin Church
hasArchitecturalType villa
hasArea approximately 250 acres
hasBuilding farm complex
main house
studio structures
hasCollection Church family artifacts
Hudson River School paintings
decorative arts
furniture
hasFeature carriage roads
designed landscape
hilltop estate
views of the Hudson River Valley
hasLandscapeDesigner Frederic Edwin Church
hasPrimaryTheme Hudson River Valley landscape
life and work of Frederic Edwin Church
hasTrailType carriage roads and walking paths
hasViewOf Catskill Mountains
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
New York State Historic Site
locatedIn Greenport, New York
locatedNear Hudson, New York
namedAfter Olana
openToPublic true
operator New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Olana Partnership
overlooks Hudson River
owner New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
partOf New York State Parks system
preservedAs historic landscape
museum
significantFor 19th-century American art
American landscape painting
state New York
tourismType cultural tourism
heritage tourism
usedFor cultural events
historic interpretation
museum


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