George W. Spaulding (June 29, 1843 â February 1, 1908) was an American architect from Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
George Willard Spaulding was born June 29, 1843, in Pascoag, Rhode Island, to Willard Danielson Spaulding and Clarissa Danforth (Ballard) Spaulding. He was trained in mechanical drafting and engineering and came to Woonsocket in 1869, where he worked as a mechanical engineer for the Woonsocket Machine and Press Company. In 1885, he established himself as an architect in Woonsocket. In later life he worked with his son, Edgar L. Spaulding, who succeeded him, though he retired from architecture not long after his father's death.
Spaulding married Hattie Olivia Elliot. They had one son, Edgar Leroy Spaulding.
Spaulding was a parishioner of St. James Episcopal Church. died February 1, 1908, aged 64, in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Two of Spaulding's buildings have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and others contribute to listed historic districts.
Spaulding was also one of two local architects who competed for the design of the Woonsocket District Courthouse in 1894.