| Frederick Button | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1901 |
| Died | 1969 |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Una Martin |
| Children | 3 |
| Buildings | Stockwell Garage, Hoover Building |
Frederick C. Button ARIBA (1901–1969) was a British architect, the co-founder of Adie, Button and Partners.
Career
Button was mentored by Thomas Wallis of Wallis, Gilbert and Partners. By 1934, Button was an ARIBA and one of five partners in the firm, and "in charge of the execution of all plans and drawings".
With George Adie he co-founded Adie, Button and Partners. Notable buildings designed by the firm include the Park Lane Hotel in Piccadilly, the art deco apartment block at 59-63 Princes Gate, South Kensington (1937-8), the 1930s mansion Charters House in Sunningdale, Berkshire, which was used as a country retreat by Edward, Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson, and Stockwell bus garage, which opened in April, 1952.
Family
He married Una Button. They had 3 children; two sons and a daughter. Frederick had a brother and a sister.
References
- Nigel R. Jones (1 January 2005). Architecture of England, Scotland, and Wales. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-313-31850-4. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- Joan S. Skinner (1997). Form and Fancy: Factories and Factory Buildings by Wallis, Gilbert & Partners, 1916-1939. Liverpool University Press. pp. 17–19. ISBN 978-0-85323-612-2. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- Christopher Hibbert; Ben Weinreb (2008). The London Encyclopaedia. Macmillan. p. 625. ISBN 978-1-4050-4924-5. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- 'Princes Gate and Princes Gardens', British History Online
- 'Charters', Historic England
- Historic England. "Stockwell Bus Garage (1249757)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 June 2014.