Olana NY State Historic Site

Laura Messersmith

“Frederic Church is one of the better known members of the Hudson River School of landscape painting. He lived in the HV but also traveled widely including the Middle East and created works inspired by and celebrating the grandeur of Nature. He also designed and built Olana with architect, Calvert Vaux. The house is a fantastic example of Victorian romantic decoration drawing on many influences ble”

Amanda Hesser

“Tour the home and 250 acre-grounds of famed American landscape artist Frederic Edwin Church.”

Lizzie Noonan

“visit the former home of Frederic Edwin Church, one of the major figures in the Hudson River School and take in the views that inspired him and many others”