Olson House


  • Address: E side Hathorne Point Rd
  • Vicinity: Off Pleasant Point Rd, 3 mi (4.8 km) S of Cross Rd
  • Phone: 207.596.6457
  • Travel Genus: Sight , Visit
  • Sight Category: Museums
  • Activity Category: Tour
  • Available for private functions


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1775/00/00 Original portions of the present Olson House built for Captain Samuel Hathorn II in the late 1700s
1939/00/00 Andrew Wyeth Visitor Betsy James, the future wife of Andrew Wyeth, introduces him to Christina and Alvaro Olson, summer 1939
1939/00/00 Andrew Wyeth Artist Wyeth creates a series of drawings, watercolors and tempera paintings featuring Christina Olson, her brother Alvaro and the Olson house, from 1939 through 1968, using an upstairs room as a studio
1948/00/00 Andrew Wyeth Painter Christina's World - created Christina's World

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Particulars for Olson House:
Area of Significance Art
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Greek Revival
Architectural Style Italianate
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 93001114
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: Greek revival, Italianate
Other Certification: Date received-pending nomination
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Art
Applicable Criteria: Person
Criteria Consideration: Significance of less than fifty years
Period of Significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949
Significant Year: 1939, 1968
Associated People: Wyeth, Andrew, et al.
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

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Activity
Activity Category Tour

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