Historical Marker
Hotel Van Curler
Historical marker location:
78 Washington Ave., Schenectady, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of Washington Ave and State Street (New York State Route 5), on the right when traveling south on Washington Ave.)
The Hudson River School of painting, which was a 19th-century art movement that focused on landscapes and the natural world, was founded in New York State. Some of its most famous artists, such as Thomas Cole and Frederic Edwin Church, lived and worked in the Hudson River Valley.