Freida Warther, Button House
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Location:
Dover, Ohio, USA (Map)
Status:
Relocated (incl. Museums)
Artist:
Built:
Collecting buttons from 1901 -1984. Began button house c. 1956
Materials:
Buttons of all types hand-sewn in patterns on board, then affixed to the walls and ceilings of a room
Visiting Information
Freida Warther’s button house is part of the Warther Museum, which primarily features amazing carvings by her husband, Ernest “Mooney” Warther. Admission fee.
1989
1989
1989
Used with the permission of the photographer, Robert Foster
Used with the permission of the photographer, Robert Foster
Used with the permission of the photographer, Robert Foster
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About the Artist/Site
Freida Warther began collecting buttons as a young girl, eventually amassing over 100,000 of every type, including buttons made of pearl, ceramic, rubber, celluloid, and metal. Married to Ernest “Mooney” Warther, who became known for his elaborate wooden carvings, Freida started to sew buttons onto cards, in detailed designs, in her late sixties. She invented her own motifs and sometimes replicated traditional quilt patterns. Eventually, she installed her button “tiles” on to the walls and ceiling of a small room—a “button house”—at their Dover, Ohio home. Her creation remains on view at the Warther Museum.
~Holly Metz
Map and site information
331 Karl Ave
Dover, Ohio, United States
Latitude/Longitude: 40.524882 / -81.488366
Visiting Information
Freida Warther’s button house is part of the Warther Museum, which primarily features amazing carvings by her husband, Ernest “Mooney” Warther. Admission fee.
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