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]
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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]
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