Contact Info
Hudson, New York 12534
- Phone 1:
- 518-828-0135
Basics
- Type:
- Historical Site,
State Parks
Description
Hours + Fees
Hours:
House Tours: Tuesday-Sunday from 10am-5pm.
The last tour starts promptly at 4pm. The house is available for guided tour only. Reservations are recommended, call 518-828-0135.
The Evelyn & Maurice Sharp Gallery: Rally'Round the Flag-Frederic Edwin Church and the Civil War Thursday-Sunday, May 26 - October 30, 2011, 11am-5pm (last tour starts at 4pm)
Grounds: 8am-sunset daily, $5 parking fee applies on weekend and holidays. (parking fee is redeemable for a credit on a house tour as long as tickets are available.)
November-April:
House Tours: Friday-Sunday, 10am-4pm, last tour starts promptly at 3pm. The house is available by guided tour only. Reservations are recommended, call 518-828-0135
The Evelyn & Maurice Sharp Gallery: Closed
Grounds: 8am-sunset daily
Day Use Activities: When in season.
Hiking & walking, self-guided landscape tour, birding, painting - no-fee permit classes and individuals, biking: paved surfaces only, fishing: w/ no-fee permit (must have required license,) XC skiing, snowshoeing, ice skating - conditions permitting, boating - permit required.
Education Programs:
Outreach and on-site programs available.
Call 518-828-0135 ext. 305.
Special Activity Offerings:
Private parties/events, weddings, specialty tours (family tours, Curator's tours.) Call site for details and locations.
November - March:
Friday - Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., last tour at 3:00 p.m.
Closed Christmas Day and New Years Day.
Price Details:
Historic sites charge a vehicle use fee and/or admittance fee at various times and locations throughout the year. A list of fees is available below. For program fees or to verify information, please contact the site directly.
Education Programs:
$2/student on-site; $50 outreach off siteSummer Children's Program:
Children's Summer Program: Panorama: Partnership - Call 518-828-1872 for 2011 RatesTours:
House Tour- Main Floor & Studio: $9/person; $8 per senior/group/student; Free/children under 12
House Tour- Main Floor and Second Floors with Studio & Gallery: $12/person; $10 per senior/group/student
Groups year round: Reservation only, call 518-828-0135 x 305
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Olana was the 19th century home, studio and designed landscape of Hudson River School artist Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900), his wife Isabel and their four children. The 250 acre historic estate features an elaborately stenciled, Persian-inspired mansion filled with original sketches, studies and paintings by one of the mid-19th century's most famous artists. A diverse decorative arts collection includes objects from around the world. Five miles of carriage drives, many of which are now pedestrian-use only, traverse a property developed in much the way Church created his canvasses, with strategically revealed vistas of one of the most strikingly beautiful places in the Hudson Valley.
Visitors to Olana enjoy guided house tours, view changing exhibits in the Evelyn & Maurice Sharp Gallery, hike, run and walk dogs in the Picturesque landscape, picnic, paint, photograph and take part in programs and special events for all ages. A Visitor Center offers an exhibit, film, interactive touch screen computers and museum shop. Family activities are available regularly at the Wagon House Education Center. A self-guided walking tour of the landscape leads visitors to the Church's first home on the property, the family's farm and orchards, a lake created from swampland, the site of Church's first studio at Olana and several planned views.
Did You Know?
Church chartered the Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls so he could sketch from the boat. Don't miss these popular destinations within or near Olana State Historic Site:
Barnyard, farm complex - Church's land was home to a farm, learn more about what animals were kept and where
Cosy Cottage - original family home, now the offices of The Olana Partnership
Gift Shop - located in the Visitor's Center, find artsy and historic items for everyone on your list!
Visitor's Center - view videos and information on the Church family
Wagon House Education Center - experience year-round programs and events in the farm complex
View a list of the Taconic Region events for September here.
Olana Historic Site is Awarded $1.5 million through Governor Cuomo's New York Works Initiative
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