Oliver W. Fontaine

Oliver W. Fontaine (born 1900) was an American architect from Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

Biography Oliver Fontaine was born in late 1900 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island to local architect Walter F. Fontaine, then at the beginning of his successful career. He attended the Lowell Textile School, and entered the Fontaine office in 1921, along with his brother, Paul N. Fontaine. In 1935 they were admitted to the firm as partners, as Walter F. Fontaine & Sons. The partnership remained until 1938, when Walter Fontaine died when the Hurricane of 1938 destroyed the family summer home. The firm, now Walter F. Fontaine, Inc., existed until 1942, when Paul joined the war effort. and would lead the office in the 1970s.

Architect Joseph M. Mosher also worked for the Fontaine office in the 1930s and 1940s.

Architectural works Walter F. Fontaine, Inc., 1938–1942 1939 – St. Antoine Hospice, 10 Rhodes Ave, North Smithfield, Rhode Island Demolished. 1940 – Morin Heights, Woonsocket, Rhode Island 1941 – Convent for St. Aloysius R. C. Church, 323 Rathbun St, Woonsocket, Rhode Island 1942 – Bristol Worsted Mills, 345 Thames St, Bristol, Rhode Island

Oliver W. Fontaine, 1942–1967 1948 – Barry Memorial Field, 44 Smithfield Rd, Woonsocket, Rhode Island 1950 – Woonsocket High School Gymnasium, 357 Park Pl, Woonsocket, Rhode Island 1952 – Ste Jeanne d'Arc School, 68 Dracut St, Lowell, Massachusetts 1960 – St. Joseph's R. C. School, 1210 Mendon Rd, Woonsocket, Rhode Island To this day, this is the tallest building in Woonsocket.