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.
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.
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.
