Mansions--New York (State)--New York
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Frick New York Residence Construction Photo Album
Series
Identifier: TFC-0700-010
Scope and Content Note
Photographs document the construction of the Frick residence at One East 70th Street, New York, N.Y. from April 2nd to December 31st, 1913. While the images primarily depict wide exterior shots of the construction from different angles, several focus on specific areas of the building, including the main entrance, the porte cochere, and the loggia (now known as the portico). There are two interior shots: one of Henry Clay Frick's Art Gallery (now known as the West Gallery), and one of...
Dates:
1913
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
Henry Clay Frick Papers, Series II: Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: FFP.01.02
Abstract
Henry Clay Frick (1849-1919), a Pittsburgh industrialist who made his fortune in coke and steel, was also a prominent art collector. This series consists largely of Frick's incoming correspondence, with some outgoing letters, on matters relating to business and investments, art collecting, political activities, real estate, philanthropy, and family matters.
Dates:
1882-1929, undated
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
One East 70th Street Papers
Collection
Identifier: FFP.07
Abstract
Henry Clay Frick, 1849-1919, was a prominent industrialist and art collector. His New York residence at One East 70th Street was designed by Thomas Hastings, and completed in 1914. The house was later opened to the public as The Frick Collection in 1935. These materials document the construction and furnishing of the house, as well as some aspects of domestic life there.
Dates:
1907 - 1931
Found in:
Frick Collection Archives
