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Thomas Cole National Historic Site

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About Thomas Cole

In 1825, America was still a new nation, just forming its own unique identity and traditions. Thomas Cole invented a new style of art, one that Americans could call their own. His landscape paintings launched the art movement known as the Hudson River School. His groundbreaking achievements took place here in Catskill, New York -- in the "peaceful shades" of his beloved home, Cedar Grove.

From the National Park Service.

State
New York
Designation
National Historic Site
Entrance fee
None listed
  • Trail data for this park is still being added.
  • Places for this park are still being added.

Know before you go

Fees, hours, weather and getting to Thomas Cole.

Entrance fees

The National Park Service lists no entrance fee for this park.

Hours

Open 24 hours a day, every day.

For the Hours of Operation, please visit https://thomascole.org

Weather and when to go

For details and information, visit, http://www.thomascole.org/.

Getting there

The Thomas Cole National Historic Site is located at 218 Spring Street, near the western entrance to the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, in the village of Catskill, New York, at the foot of the Catskill Mountains in the Hudson Valley.

Contact the park

Address
218 Spring Street, Catskill, NY 12414
Official site
nps.gov/thco

From the National Park Service, checked weekly. Fees, hours and road conditions change: confirm with the park before you go.

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A day-by-day plan for Thomas Cole

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Things to do in Thomas Cole

The park service's own list, with how long each takes.

  • Hudson River Art Trail

    Hiking · about 2 hours

    The Hudson River School Art Trail connects you with the places in nature that Thomas Cole and the Hudson River School artists made famous in their 19th-century landscape paintings…

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