Henry Francis Fountain
Henry "Buddy" Francis Fountain Jr. (born 1924 - died 2011) was an architect in Biloxi, Mississippi. He and his firm were responsible for several public buildings in Biloxi and Ocean Springs, Mississippi.[1]
Fountain was born in Biloxi on November 26, 1924 to Henry F. Fountain (born 1899 - ?) and Lucretia Ann Edmee Thensted (born 1901 - 1930?). His father and grandfather Martin Fountain (1856–1938) were boatbuilders.[1]
Fountain served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He married Gloria Swetman in June 1950 and graduated from LSU with a B.S. degree in Architectural Engineering in 1951. Francis established his career as a professional architect in 1955.
He and his wife Gloria Swetman Fountain had nine children in Ocean Springs. They lived in the Fountain-Guice home (1969) on Iola Road. The home won a design award from the Southern Pine Association. Fountain died on June 5, 2011.[2]
Work[edit]
Source:[3]
- Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi
- Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Biloxi
- Biloxi High School (1961), Biloxi (A newer building was constructed for the school in 2002)
- Biloxi Public Safety Complex, Biloxi
- St. John's Catholic Church (1959), Ocean Springs
- Pecan Park Elementary School (1967), Ocean Springs
- Ocean Springs Hospital (1968)
- Magnolia Park Elementary School (1969)
- Ocean Springs Hospital additions and alterations (1977)
- Ocean Springs High School Fine Arts Building
- Ocean Springs Hospital outpatient services addition (1989)
- Ocean Springs Hospital emergency room and ICU (1995)
- Ocean Springs Hospital third floor addition (1998)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Henry Francis Fountain Jr. Biloxi Historical Society by Ray L. Bellande
- ^ The Sun Herald, June 7, 2011, p. A4
- ^ The Sun Herald, June 7, 2011, p. A4 and Harrison Co., Mississippi Circuit Court MRB 82, p. 142
Further reading[edit]
- "H.F. 'Buddy' Fountain" June 7, 2011 The Sun Herald
- "Architect left his stamp on the Coast" June 7, 2011 The Sun Herald