Olana

Olana State Historic Site is a historic house museum and landscape located in Greenport, New York, near Hudson. The estate spans 250 acres and was home to Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900), a prominent figure in the Hudson River School of landscape painting. Church and his wife Isabel named their property after an ancient fortress-treasure house in Greater Persia, which also overlooked a river valley. The estate features panoramic views of the Hudson River Valley, Catskill Mountains, and Taconic Range.

The centerpiece of Olana is an eclectic villa designed by Church in consultation with architect Calvert Vaux, constructed between 1870 and 1872. The residence exemplifies Orientalist and Exotic Revival architectural styles and serves as a prime example of this design movement. The estate is one of the few intact artist home-studio-estate complexes remaining in the United States, encompassing not only the mansion but also parkland and a working farm designed by the artist himself.

Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965, Olana was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1966 and the New York State Register of Historic Places in 1980. Today, the site operates as a museum and is owned and operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, with additional support from The Olana Partnership, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting this significant cultural landmark.