Button House (former)

Auckland Region, New Zealand

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

The Button House, erected in 1884 in Birkenhead, Auckland, exemplifies the Carpenter Gothic and Victorian architectural styles that flourished in nineteenth-century New Zealand. Built during the colonial period, the residence showcases the decorative timber work and ornamental details characteristic of Carpenter Gothic design, a style that translated medieval Gothic aesthetics into wooden domestic architecture.