Olana State Historic Site
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Olana State Historic Site
Hudson, New York
Scope
The historic family home of famed Hudson River School landscape painter Frederic Edwin Church, Olana is considered Church’s last great artistic creation. The main house and landscape are a National and State historic landmark, administered by the NY State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation.
JHPArchitects PC was retained by NYSOPRHP to design and oversee the multi-phase exterior restoration of the main house. Restoration included repair of the elaborate brick masonry and restoration of the exterior woodwork. To conserve as much original fabric as possible, JHPA, Inc. completed a hands-on existing condition survey of each individual brick on the building and all of its woodwork features. Other phases of work at the main house included the reconstruction of the studio tower and elaborate chimneys.
Following work on the main house, JHPArchitects PC also designed restorative work on the Carriage House, the Main Barn, the horse barn, Cosy Cottage, and the Wagon House.