The eminent Hudson River School painter Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900) designed Olana, his family home, studio estate and working farm as an integrated environment embracing architecture, art and landscape. Considered one of the most important artists' residences in the United States, Olana is a landmark of picturesque landscape gardening with a Persian-inspired house at its summit, embracing unrivaled panoramic views of the vast Hudson Valley.
