Maurice Fatio (18 March 1897 – 2 December 1943) was a Swiss-born American architect.

Biography Maurice Fatio was born in Geneva, Switzerland, on 18 March 1897, originating from a prominent family.

He graduated from the Polytechnical School at the University of Zurich and studied under Swiss architect Karl Moser.

In 1920, he came to New York City, where he first worked for society architect Harrie Lindeberg. He soon branched out on his own in partnership with William A. Treanor who was twenty years his senior. In May 1923, the 26-year-old Fatio was voted the most popular architect in New York.Johnson 1991 p. 201.

He moved to Palm Beach, Florida, in 1925 and opened an office there.Seebohm 2001 p. 239. In Palm Beach, he began designing harmonious Mediterranean-style houses and eventually branched out into everything from Georgian to contemporary. In 1929, he married Eleanor Chase (1901-1944), a prominent Palm Beach society girl and novelist, in New York City.Palm Beach Post. July 20, 1929

Fatio had two children with Chase, Alexandra (1932-2015) and Maurice Pierre "Petey"(1930-1961). Maurice Fatio died on December 2, 1943, of lung cancer at a Chicago hospital.Johnson 1991 p. 201. His wife died the next year. Both were buried in the Fatio-family grave at the cemetery of Genthod.

James Clark bought the 40,000 square foot Il Palmetto in 1999. In December 2010 Casa Alva sold for $27.5 M.

Notable buildings Residence of David Rockefeller. 146 East 65th Street, New York City. 1924.Reed p. 34. Buenos Recuerdos . Palm Beach. 1927. Henry G. Barkhausen.Johnson 1991 p. 210.Treanor 1932. Ribault Inn Club, 1928 Fort George Island First National Bank of Palm Beach. 1928.McIver 1976 p. 83.Treanor 1932. Casa Della Porta. 195 Via Del Mar, Palm Beach. 1928. Mr. & Mrs. William J. McAneeny.Johnson 1991 p. 202.Treanor 1932. Clubhouse - Indian Creek Country Club. Miami Beach. 1929. Casa Eleda. South Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach. 1929. Mortimer L. Schiff.Johnson 1991 p. 224.Treanor 1932. Il Palmetto. 1520 South Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach. 1930. Joseph E. Widener.Johnson 1991 p. 236.Treanor 1932. Eastover. 1100 South Ocean Boulevard, Manalapan, Florida. 1930. Mr. & Mrs. Harold S. Vanderbilt.Johnson 1991 p. 258.Treanor 1932. On the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Villa Today. Palm Beach. 1932. Mrs. Audrey Berdeau.Johnson 1991 p. 278. Casa Alva. Manalapan, FL. 1935. Colonel & Mrs. Jacques Balsan.Johnson 1991 p. 270.Treanor 1938. The Reef. 1935. 702 N. County Road, Palm Beach. Josephine Hartford Makaroff & Vadim Makaroff Brazilian Court Hotel. Palm Beach. 1936. South wing added by Fatio. Society of the Four Arts, Library. Palm Beach. 1936. Crespi Estate. Dallas, Texas. 1939. Pio & Florence Crespi. Four Winds. Palm Beach. Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. Hutton.Treanor 1938.Mockler 2010 p. 206. Manana Point. Palm Beach. Mr. & Mrs Grover Loening.Treanor 1938.Mockler 2010 p. 150. Villa Oheka. Palm Beach. Mr. & Mrs. Otto H. Kahn.Treanor 1932.Mockler 2010 p. 74. Alva Base. Fisher Island, Miami Beach. Mr. & Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt, Jr.Mockler 2010 p. 196. Dickinson House. 1240 Cocoanut Road, Boca Raton. On the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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