ick ▁and ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁modern ▁day ▁Ac ad ia . ▁He ▁designed ▁many ▁churches ▁and ▁public ▁buildings , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁now ▁protected ▁for ▁their ▁architect ural ▁significance . ▁ ▁Life ▁Born ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec , ▁Fr éch et ▁obtained ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁architecture ▁from ▁L aval ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁job ▁with ▁the ▁Inter colon ial ▁Railway ▁as ▁an ▁architect . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Mon ct on , ▁New ▁Brun sw ick , ▁for ▁the ▁railway , ▁and ▁res ided ▁at ▁the ▁Min to ▁Hotel . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁he ▁opened ▁his ▁own ▁architecture ▁firm , ▁developing ▁a ▁special ty ▁in ▁religious ▁and ▁domestic ▁architecture . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁limited ▁to ▁these ▁architect ural ▁fields . ▁Not ably , ▁he ▁designed ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁Theater ▁in ▁Mon ct on ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 2 0 s . ▁ ▁Fr éch et ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Ac ad ian ▁community . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁he ▁married ▁El v ina ▁C orm ier , ▁daughter ▁of ▁local ▁merchant ▁Simon ▁C orm ier . ▁Fr éch et ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁prov is ional ▁management ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁French - language ▁Ac ad ian ▁newspaper ▁, ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁rev ital ized ▁newspaper ▁( 1 9 2 0 s , ▁see ▁Val entin