Opus 40

Opus 40
Opus 40 is located in New York
Opus 40
Opus 40 is located in the United States
Opus 40
LocationFite Rd., Saugerties, NY
Coordinates42°03′01″N 74°01′54″W / 42.050212°N 74.031544°W / 42.050212; -74.031544
Area14.1 acres (5.7 ha)
Built1939-1976
ArchitectHarvey Fite
NRHP reference No.01000238[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 2001

Opus 40 is a large environmental sculpture in Saugerties, New York, created by sculptor and quarryman Harvey Fite (1903—1976). It comprises a sprawling series of dry-stone ramps, pedestals and platforms covering 6.5 acres (2.6 ha) of a bluestone quarry.[2]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved March 1, 2016. Note: This includes John A. Bonafide (October 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Opus 40" (PDF). Retrieved March 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs