'Clayton' Aerial

A 1938 aerial of 'Clayton', originally the Stephen Lloyd Bryce estate designed by Ogden Codman Jr. c. 1901 in Roslyn and for many years the Childs Frick estate.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Clayton'.  Photo from Stony Brook University's Digital Archive.

'Clayton'

 'Clayton', originally the Stephen Lloyd Bryce estate designed by Ogden Codman Jr. c. 1901 in Roslyn Harbor.  Childs Frick, son of Henry Clay Frick, purchased the house c. 1918 and had Sir Charles Carrick Allom design alterations to the main residence while Guy Lowell designed the gatehouse.  Today the estate operates as the Nassau County Museum of Art.  Click HERE and HERE for more on 'Clayton'.  Click HERE to see 'Clayton' on google earth and HERE on bing.

Photos from Scientific American, 1905.

'Clayton'

'Clayton', originally the Stephen Lloyd Bryce estate designed by Ogden Codman Jr. c. 1901 in Roslyn. The house was later purchased by Childs Frick, son of Henry Clay Frick of Carnegie Steel. Today the home operates as the Nassau County Museum of Art. Click HERE for more on 'Clayton'.

Pictures from American Estates & Gardens.

Clayton in Summer

'Clayton', built for Stephen Lloyd Bryce c. 1901 by Ogden Codman Jr. in Roslyn. Later purchased by Childs Frick, son of Henry Clay Frick, the house is now the Nassau County Museum of Art. Click HERE for more on 'Clayton'.

Picture of the Day

The garden fountain at Childs Frick's 'Clayton' in Roslyn. Click HERE for more on 'Clayton'.

A Long Island Country Estate

An article from the December 10th, 1904 issue of Town and Country on what would become 'Clayton', the Childs Frick estate in Roslyn. Click HERE for more on 'Clayton'.

Clayton in 1931

Childs Frick's 'Clayton' in Roslyn pictured in 1931. Click HERE for more on 'Clayton'.

Photos from the Library of Congress.

Leftover Cottage

'Leftover Cottage', pictured here in 1951 right after it had been used by Childs Frick and family as their personal residence during WWII and the period immediately following the war. Click HERE for more history on 'Leftover Cottage'.

Photos from the Library of Congress.

'Clayton'

The rear of Childs Frick's estate 'Clayton' in Roslyn.

The Gardens of Clayton

The formal gardens at Child Frick's 'Clayton' in Roslyn.  In Frick's day the gardens were more extensive and had a massive wrought iron gate but eventually fell into disrepair.  They have been recently restored.

'Clayton' Gate

A garden gate attached to one side of Childs Frick's 'Clayton'.

Clayton in Spring

Clayton, the Childs Frick residence in Spring.  Click HERE to see more on Clayton.

Click below to see 'Clayton' in a 1966 aerial shot.

Jerusha Dewey House/Leftover Cottage

The poet William Cullen Bryant built this cottage for Jerusha Dewey on his estate in 1860.  When General Lloyd Stevens Bryce purchased the property in 1900, he built his estate Clayton nearby but needed a larger guest house after he was appointed minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg under President Hoover.  The entire first floor of the Dewey cottage was placed on stilts and a new first floor was built underneath.  The structure is in the Gothic Revival style.  Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson are known to have stayed at this house.

Upon Henry Clay Frick's death, Childs decided to renovate the house and give it a new name, 'Leftover Cottage'.  Upon the departure of most of their staff during World War 2, the Fricks moved into the house, but before they did Childs had the firm of Innocenti & Webel give the house a little landscaping.  The Fricks enjoyed living here so much they stayed in the house 6 years after the war ended before moving back into Clayton.

Thanks to 'The Henry Clay Frick Houses' by Martha Sanger for the information on the house.

Clayton

Originally built for Stephen Lloyd Bryce in 1901 by Ogden Codman Jr., Childs Frick (son of Henry Clay Frick) purchased the house in 1919 and had alterations done by Sir Charles Carrick Allom.  Today the estate is operated as the Nassau County Museum of Art.  Much of the property is still intact, including many nature trails, open fields and ponds.  Click HERE to see where Clayton is on google earth. 

The rear of the house faces a large open field and pond.  The museum has placed a variety of large lawn statues all over the property.  The rear faces one on the pond.

On the property is a house built by the poet William Cullen Bryant in 1860 for Jerusha Dewey.