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Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Address: 218 Spring St., near Rip Van Winkle Bridge, Catskill, NY | Map It
Phone: 518/943-7465
www.thomascole.org

Category: Historic Districts/Sites
Location: Saugerties

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You may feel the urge to pick up a paintbrush as you take in the Catskill Mountain views from the front porch of this yellow-brick Federal house. Well, at least you can understand what inspired Thomas Cole (1801-48), the painter credited with starting the Hudson River school of art. Cole came to know the 1815 house, called Cedar Grove, when he set up a studio in an outbuilding he rented on the property; he settled down here after marrying a niece of the owner. James Fenimore Cooper and Asher B. Durand are among the 19th-century luminaries who visited Cedar Grove, 13 mi north of Saugerties. Frederic Church, who later built his magnificent home, Olana, on the other side of the Hudson, spent two years here studying with Cole. Entry to the house, which includes exhibits of 19th-century artworks, is via guided tour.

Cost: House $5, grounds free
Open: House early May-late Oct., Thurs.-Sun 10-4

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