Henry Clay Frick House
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The Henry Clay Frick House was the New York City
residence of steel magnate Henry Clay Frick
. The mansion is located at 1 East 70th Street and Fifth Avenue. It houses the Frick Collection
today.
The house was designed by Thomas Hastings
and constructed in 1913-1914.
New York City
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residence of steel magnate Henry Clay Frick
Henry Clay Frick
Henry Clay Frick 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 steel manufacturing concern...
. The mansion is located at 1 East 70th Street and Fifth Avenue. It houses the Frick Collection
Frick Collection
The Frick Collection is an art museum located in Manhattan, New York City, United States.- History :It is housed in the former Henry Clay Frick House, which was designed by Thomas Hastings and constructed in 1913-1914. John Russell Pope altered and enlarged the building in the early 1930s to adapt...
today.
The house was designed by Thomas Hastings
Thomas Hastings (architect)
Thomas Hastings was an American architect.- Biography :He was born in New York City to Thomas Samuel Hastings, a Presbyterian minister, and Fanny de Groot. Hastings came from a colonial Yankee background, his ancestor Thomas Hastings having come from the East Anglia region of England to the...
and constructed in 1913-1914.