Frederick Button
Frederick C. Button ARIBA (1901 – 1969) was a British architect, the co-founder of Adie, Button and Partners. CareerBorn 1901, 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 Charters House, in Sunningdale, Berkshire, which was used as a country retreat by Edward, Duke of Windsor and Wallis Simpson,[5] and the Stockwell garage, which opened in April 1952.[6] He died in 1969, aged 67 or 68. References
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