[1][2] The Domain Wintergardens were constructed following World War I with funds generated from the Industrial, Agricultural and Mining Exhibition of 1913-1914 (which was held at the same site).

The Wintergardens were considered to be part of the gentrification of the park, providing an attraction for people in the area during the winter months.

[4] The gardens were designed by Gummer and Ford, showing considerable influence from the English partnership of Edwin Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll and the Arts and Crafts movement.

The Mayor of Auckland City, George Baildon, officially opened the completed Wintergardens on 2 May 1928.

[4] On 1 December 2013, the Tropical House of the Wintergardens became the first place in New Zealand to have the giant Amorphophallus titanum in flower.