Walter S. Painter

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Walter S. Painter (February 15, 1877 – February 22, 1957) was an American architect best known for his work with the Canadian Pacific Railway, where he served as chief architect from 1906 to 1913. He redesigned the Banff Springs Hotel, designed the Cave and Basin hot springs bathhouse in Banff, Alberta, and planned many CP railway stations and hotels. He briefly partnered with Canadian architect Francis S. Swales (1911–1912). Painter began his career as a theater architect. Later in life he worked on school designs in Chile and promoted prefabricated concrete houses. He built a house at 533 Buffalo Street in Banff in 1913, near the Banff Springs Hotel, which is now a community arts centre. Born in Reading, Pennsylvania, he died in Banff, Alberta, Canada, at age 80. He was married to Sallie Estella Renninger in 1906.