Once, you checked out the website, the way to get up there is to take a train to penn station and then from there you walk up a couple blocks. Your gonna pass Macy’s and herald square and you gonna go down into the subway and take the N train to 5th ave and 59th st. From there its a 10 minute walk north to 70th street and the Frick collection is right on the corner and is adjacent to 5th ave.
We went in November which is peak leaf falling season in the fall and the atmosphere that is created because of it is truly astonishing. The fall foliage of Central Park creates a dialogue between the modernity of 5th ave and the surounding buildings and the Neo-Classicial architecture of the Frick. An impressive site to see If your gonna go I would definitely recommend going in the fall like I did. You’ll really be able to see it in a couple slides when I get to the outside pictures. If you go on a Wednesday like we did its pay what you wish too!!
As far as plans, The earliest plans you are able to find are from 1931, when a man by the name of John Russell Pope expanded and altered the building to fit it’s new function as a public museum and no longer a private residence. You can find these plans In the Avery/GSAPP section of Columbia University where that section of their library is devoted to Architectural plans and sections for Architectural landmark buildings.
Scott Gleason 