Walter F. Fontaine

Walter F. Fontaine (January 12, 1871 – September 21, 1938) was an American architect of French Heritage from Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

When he was a young child, his family moved back to Woonsocket, where his father, John B. Fontaine (1836-1895) was a prominent building contractor.

[2] After additional training in Europe in 1893, he worked for the Providence firm of Stone, Carpenter & Willson.

[2] Near the end of his time there, he was responsible for the construction supervision of that firm's Providence Public Library and Union Trust Co.

Fontaine was a member of the AIA and served for a time as Vice President of the Rhode Island chapter.

Holy Family Church, Woonsocket , 1909.
Thompson School , Webster , 1912.
St. Ann's Church , Woonsocket , 1913.
Mount St. Charles Academy , Woonsocket , 1922.
W. F. Fontaine House, Woonsocket , 1925.
Union St.-Jean Baptiste d'Amerique Building, Woonsocket , 1926.
St. Matthew's Church , Central Falls , 1929.
Sacred Heart Church , Lawrence , 1934.