 The plot was originally the location of the Lenox Library from 1877&ndash;1912 

At Frick's death in 1919, he left his house and all of its contents, including art, furniture, and decorative objects, as a museum to the public. His family continued to live in the house until his wife died. After which the trustees of the collection began the transformation of the house into a museum. The collection opened to the public in 1935.The building itself has been enlarged three times, in 1931&ndash;35, 1977 and 2011.

The historic neoclassical residence of the industrialist and art patron Henry Clay Frick in New York City. It was transformed into a museum in the mid-1930s and houses the Frick Collection and the Frick Art Reference Library. Considered to be a significant arts and architecture repository of a Gilded Age art collection.

The Frick Collection

 According to Stan Lee, who co-created the superhero team Avengers, the house was the model for the Avengers Mansion. 