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Frederic Church's Olana

Name: Frederic Church's Olana
Address: 5720 State Route 9G, Hudson, NY, 12354, US
Telephone: +15188281872
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The Olana Partnership is the non-profit cooperative partner of NYS Parks at Olana State Historic Site The landscape is open every day from 8:30AM to dusk.
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Historic landscape and house tours are available Friday through Sunday 11 AM - 3:30 PM. The Museum Store is open Friday through Sunday from 10:00AM to 4PM.

10/12/2026

Ever wondered what the NYS Division for Historic Preservation (DHP) does inside the buildings on Peebles Island State Park and how the collections at Olana State Historic Site are cared for? Well, now is your chance to find out!

This coming week, October 15, 16 and 17 — from 9:00AM to 3:00PM each day — the NYS DHP is hosting its first Open House in 15 years.

The event is free and open to the public and will include behind-the-scenes tours, exhibits, demonstrations, and presentations that highlight the work DHP does to promote and protect the history of New York State through state historic sites and in communities across the state.

10/11/2026

Today’s was likely completed during a trip Frederic Church took to Maine in or around 1865. The cloud formations are light and dark, large and small, and all criss-crossing through the sky over low mountains and a cottage. The piece highlights Church’s interest in cloud and sunset phenomenon, which he frequently observed and documented through oil and graphite sketches.

Image: Frederic Church, “Maine Sunset,” 1856, Oil on paper mounted on canvas, 10 x 17 1/2 in. (25.4 x 44.5 cm). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Olana State Historic Site. Gift of Olana Preservation, Inc. and Museum Purchase. OL.1980.1889.

10/10/2026

🗓️ Coming up on October 14 you can join The Olana Partnership for a webinar conversation with Dr. Shannon Vittoria, Associate Curator of American Art at LACMA, centered around Frederic Church’s trips to Mexico and the legacy of the landscape oil sketch.

Although the last two decades of Church's life are often dismissed as a period of unfulfilled potential marred by the artist's failing health, an examination of his Mexican works reveals Church's resilience, his ongoing engagement with international landscape traditions, and the significance of the landscape oil sketch–one of his greatest legacies.

Image: Frederic Church, “Church of San Francisco, Cuernavaca, Mexico,” January-February 1898. Oil paint on board, 7 3/4 x 11 1/2 in. (19.7 x 29.2 cm). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Olana State Historic Site. Gift of Olana Preservation, Inc. and Museum Purchase, OL.1977.226

10/08/2026

Good news! Olana will be open on Monday, October 12 with tours running from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Include a visit to OLANA in your long weekend plans.

Credit: Peter Aaron/OTTO

10/05/2026

Celebrate World Architecture Day by learning more about Frederic Church’s architectural design decision-making process!

The architectural design choices Frederic Church made for OLANA were heavily influenced by the wide range of architectural styles and forms Church encountered during his extensive travels.

“In essence, Church approached architecture as he did landscape painting, compiling a body of research and first-hand observation and utilizing it to create an original composition.”

The newest publication for Frederic Church 200 celebrations, “Olana: Frederic Church's Vision of Art and Landscape,” includes an essay from The Olana Partnership’s Washburn and Susan Oberwager President, Sean Sawyer, which dives deeper into Frederic Church’s architectural design work, and how deeply it was informed by his eye as a landscape artist.

Visit the link in our bio to get your copy of the book!

Photos: Peter Aaron/OTTO

10/04/2026

This photo clearly predates saying “cheese” for the group photo! What might the photographer's prompt have been here instead?

Potentially following a party at Olana, the photo captures a few unidentified visitors, along with Downie and her three brothers on the right side (left to right): Louis Palmer, Theodore Winthrop, Downie herself, and Frederic Joseph, lounging on the court hall steps, looking contemplative!

Photographer unknown, “Olana Interior, Group on Court Hall Steps,” c. 1890. Photographic print. 6 3/8 x 4 1/4 inches (16.2 x 10.8 cm). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Olana State Historic Site. Gift of Olana Preservation, Inc. and Museum Purchase, OL.1987.437

10/03/2026

This Fall, deep dive into the life and work of Frederic Church with Pulitzer Prize finalist Victoria Johnson during an upcoming 4-week online course! “Frederic Church: American Art on the World Stage” starts on October 13, 11:00AM - 12:00PM ET.

Each weekly session will uncover a unique time period in Church’s life and will be conducted live on Zoom, with real-time Q&A. Session recordings will be provided afterward. Visit the link in our bio to learn more and sign up through Roundtable by The 92nd Street Y.

10/02/2026

Interested in deepening your understanding of Olana’s ongoing preservation history and hearing how The Olana Partnership has relied on Section 106 to protect Olana for future generations?

🗓️ Members are invited to join Sean Sawyer, The Olana Partnership President, and Mark Prezorski, Senior Vice President and Landscape Curator, on Sunday, October 11 for a special landscape walk on the past and future of Section 106 and Olana.

Not a member yet? Visit olana.org/membership/individual to join The Olana Partnership. Receive invites to member-only programs, and support our work to restore, interpret, and protect Frederic Church’s Olana.

Credit: Peter Aaron/OTTO

09/29/2026

Join Olmsted Network and The Olana Partnership on Oct 6 at 5 pm ET for a free webinar with Sean Sawyer, President of The Olana Partnership.

Learn about Frederic Church’s 40 year-long project of creating OLANA. Sawyer will detail how Church acted as his own architect, landscape architect, and interior designer, while drawing upon the most advanced thinking in design and environmental conservation.

Learn more and register to attend via the link in bio.

Credit: Peter Aaron/OTTO

09/27/2026

Today’s was created during the construction of the Main House at OLANA, at which time Frederic Church turned to the scenery around him and produced a number of works painted from life.

The subject of this sketch is a midsummer twilight above Windham High Peak viewed from Olana. Thin yellow cirrus clouds float in a clear sky, over the mountain. A band of red light gathers immediately above the crest.

Image: Frederic Church, “Summer Sunset from Olana,” c. 1870-1874, Oil on paper mounted on paperboard, 7 1/8 x 13 7/8 in. (18.1 x 35.3 cm). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Olana State Historic Site. Gift of Olana Preservation, Inc. and Museum Purchase. OL.1977.273.

Address

5720 State Route 9G
Hudson, NY
12354

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm
Saturday	8am - 5pm
Sunday	8am - 5pm

Telephone

+15188281872

Website

http://www.olana.org/

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