Biography of Charles Henry Frost of Los Angeles
Charles Henry Frost, born on June 9, 1844, in Ithaca, New York, was a prominent business leader in Los Angeles, California. After moving to Illinois at age fourteen, Frost later advanced his career in Chicago, where he established the city’s first pressed-brick plant. In 1886, he founded the Los Angeles Pressed Brick Company, overseeing its growth into one of the largest and most modern brick manufacturing operations in the United States. Frost’s company supplied high-quality brick for numerous significant buildings in Los Angeles. He also had extensive real estate holdings and was active in the olive oil industry.
