"Frederic Church is well-known as a painter, but he was also a world traveler, a family man, and a self-taught architect, farmer and landscape designer. He and his wife Isabel were pious, well read, and fun loving. They raised four children at their estate overlooking the Hudson. Though Frederic and Isabel Church moved among New York City’s cultural tastemakers, Olana was their primary home.

"Olana is a masterpiece created by Frederic Edwin Church (1826 - 1900), one of the most renowned American artists of the Hudson River School. The stone, brick, and polychrome stenciled Persian-style villa is the best known element of Olana. Church designed 'the castle' as the family home for his wife and four children, as well as a multidimensional work of art.

"Olana encompasses the house, the farm and the entire 250-acre estate. The picturesque landscape, with panoramic vistas of the Hudson River and the Catskill Mountains, like the house, was designed by Church. Visitors throughout the year enjoy guided and self-guided tours of the Church-inspired landscape."

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Things To Do at Olana
Artists (Children can stop by the Wagon House for pencils and paper.)
Bird Watching
Gardens
Gift Shop
Guided Tours
Hiking Trails / Walking on the carriage roads
Historic Site
Maurice Sharp Gallery
Museum Store
Picnic Area
Scenic Views

Kids Things to Do at Olana Historic Site
Artist supplies available
Hiking
Picnicking

Location: Hudson

Categories
Artists | Art Exhibits | Art Gallery
Gardens, Nature Centers & Nature Trails
Hiking Trails | Places To Hike
Historic Sites | Historic Hudson Valley
Historic Sites for Kids
Hudson River Towns
Picnicking | Picnic
Scenic Hudson Valley