Frederick Button | |
Significant Buildings: | Stockwell Garage, Hoover Building |
Spouse: | Una Martin |
Children: | 3 |
Birth Date: | 1901 |
Death Date: | 1969 |
Frederick C. Button ARIBA (1901–1969) was a British architect, the co-founder of Adie, Button and Partners.
Button was mentored by Thomas Wallis of Wallis, Gilbert and Partners.[1] 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".[2]
With George Adie he co-founded Adie, Button and Partners. Notable buildings designed by the firm include the Park Lane Hotel in Piccadilly,[3] the art deco apartment block at 59-63 Princes Gate, South Kensington (1937-8),[4] the 1930s mansion Charters House in Sunningdale, Berkshire, which was used as a country retreat by Edward, Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson,[5] and Stockwell bus garage, which opened in April, 1952.
He married Una Button. They had 3 children; two sons and a daughter. Frederick had a brother and a sister.