Henry Francis Fountain


Henry "Buddy" Francis Fountain Jr. was an architect in Biloxi, Mississippi. He and his firm were responsible for several public buildings in Biloxi and Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
Fountain was born in Biloxi on November 26, 1924 to Henry F. Fountain and Lucretia Ann Edmee Thensted. His father and grandfather Martin Fountain were boatbuilders.
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 on Iola Road. The home won a design award from the Southern Pine Association. Fountain died on June 5, 2011.

WorkThe Sun Herald, June 7, 2011, p. A4 and Harrison Co., Mississippi Circuit Court MRB 82, p. 142