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The Henry Clay Frick House (also known as the Frick Collection building or 1 East 70th Street) is a mansion and museum building on Fifth Avenue, between 70th and 71st streets, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City. Designed by Thomas Hastings as the residence of the industrialist Henry Clay Frick, the house contains the Frick ...
- 1 East 70th Street
- 3
- 1912
- Beaux-Arts
The home of the Henry Clay Frick family from 1882–1905, this meticulously preserved 23-room mansion reveals the lifestyle of a prominent, wealthy family who lived in Pittsburgh at the height of the city’s cultural and economic importance.
A triumph of restoration. The home of the Henry Clay Frick family from 1882–1905, this meticulously restored 22-room mansion features an impressive array of fine and decorative art objects purchased by the Fricks.
Signature. Henry Clay Frick (December 19, 1849 – December 2, 1919) was an American industrialist, financier, and art patron. He founded the H. C. Frick & Company coke manufacturing company, was chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company and played a major role in the formation of the giant U.S. Steel manufacturing concern.
- Adelaide Childs Frick (1859–1931)
- Otterbein University (did not graduate)
Homestead Strike. Henry Clay Frick (born December 19, 1849, West Overton, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died December 2, 1919, New York City) was a U.S. industrialist, art collector, and philanthropist who helped build the world’s largest coke and steel operations. Frick began building and operating coke ovens in 1870, and the following year he ...
On June 1, 2024, immerse yourself in the life of Henry Clay Frick and the history of our region with tours at The Frick Pittsburgh and West Overton Village.
Henry Clay Frick's Indiana limestone mansion — conceived, planned, and erected by Thomas Hastings from 1912 to 1914 — was intimately connected to his ambitions as an art collector. From the very beginning, the house was intended to become a museum following the deaths of the founder and his wife, serving as a "public gallery to which the ...
