Olson House
Historic house in Maine, United States in South Cushing, Maine. Added to the National Register in 1995, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Olson House is a 14-room Colonial farmhouse in Cushing, Maine. The house was made famous by its depiction in Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World. The house and its occupants, Christina and Alvaro Olson, were depicted in numerous paintings and sketches by Wyeth from 1939 to 1968. The house was designated as a National Historic Landmark in June 2011. The Farnsworth Art Museum owns the house; it is open to the public.
Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 384 Hathorne Point Rd., South Cushing vicinity, ME |
| County | Knox County |
| Listed | Aug 31, 1995 |
| Reference number | 93001114 |
| Type of place | farmhouse |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 2 buildings, 2 sites |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 384 Hathorne Point Rd., South Cushing, ME |
| Coordinates | 43.98178, -69.26862 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Frances Perkins National Monument · 14 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Duck Harbor Campground 31 mi |
Explore
Map
Reference
Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 93001114. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.