The Grounds at Thomas Cole National Historic Site

The Main House at Cedar Grove

Built in 1815 by the brothers Thomas and John Thomson, this house became Cole’s permanent home when he married John Thomson’s niece, Maria Bartow in 1836.

• A three-story painted brick house with wrap around porch.

The Old Studio at Cedar Grove

The Old Studio is a barn-like building where Thomas Cole created many of his most iconic and celebrated paintings. The building was restored in 2004 and is now furnished with his original easels and other art-making equipment and tools.

• The Old Studio is a barn-like building where Thomas Cole created many of his most iconic and celebrated paintings. The building was restored in 2004 and is now furnished with his original easels and other art-making equipment and tools.

The Porch at Cedar Grove

Thomas Cole National Historic Site Visitor Center

Thomas Cole's New Studio

This is the one building on the property that Cole both designed and owned. He completed this new studio for himself in 1846, and worked here for the last year of his life.

• A two-story rectangular clapboard-sided building with hipped roof. One side has a large window to the left, spanning the two floors, and on the right, a porch with two doors.

Visitor Center

• Visitor Center
• Please visit https://thomascole.org/ for more information.

• Hudson River Art Trail
• 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. Cole founded this nation’s first major art movement, now known as the Hudson River School, and advocated for the preservation of the American landscape as a national treasure.

Walking Tour of Cedar Grove

Explore the restored historic interiors of the Thomas Cole National Historic Site on a self-guided visit to learn about the artist and environmentalist Thomas Cole (1801-1848) and see the exhibition Cross Pollination: Heade, Cole, Church & Our Contemporary Moment at your own pace. All visitors must book timed tickets in advance.