Olson House
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.Photo: lcm1863, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Building
- Description: historic house in Cushing, Maine
- Address: ME
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cushing and St. George.
Cushing
Village
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Cushing is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,502 at the 2020 census. Cushing includes the villages of North Cushing, Cushing, South Cushing, and Pleasant Point. Cushing is situated 2 miles northeast of Olson House.
St. George
Village
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St. George or Saint George is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. It includes the villages of Port Clyde and Tenants Harbor, the town's commercial center. St. George is situated 3 miles southeast of Olson House.
Friendship
Village
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Friendship is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The town was incorporated in 1762 as "Meduncook". It is located 31 miles southeast of Augusta and had a population of 1,142 in 2020. Friendship is situated 3½ miles west of Olson House.
Olson House
- Category: farmhouse
- Location: Town of Cushing, Knox County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.99175° or 43° 59′ 30″ northLongitude
-69.26171° or 69° 15′ 42″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
87MGXPRQ+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 367794985OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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In Other Languages
From German to Russian—“Olson House” goes by many names.
- German: “Olson House”
- Japanese: “オルソン・ハウス”
- Russian: “Дом Ольсон”
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