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Olana State Historic Site was the home of Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), one of the major figures in the Hudson River School of landscape painting. The centerpiece of Olana is an eclectic villa composed of many styles, difficult to categorize, which overlooks parkland and a working farm designed by the artist. As well, the residence has a wide view of the Hudson River valley, the Catskill Mountains and the Taconic Range. Church and his wife Isabel (1836–1899) named their estate after a fortress-treasure house in ancient Greater Persia (modern-day Armenia), which also overlooked a river valley.

Map: Olana Historic Site
Map: Rogers Island Wildlife Management Area
Photo: North Along the Hudson
Photo: Into the Clearing
Photo: Sun Over Hill
Photo: Carriage Road
Photo: Blue
Photo: Mountains and Bridge
Photo: Dramatic Clouds
Photo: Rip Van Winkle Bridge
Photo: Clouds over Olana
Photo: Cattails

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