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Walter J. Mathews (2 May 1850 – 20 November 1947) was an American architect based in Oakland California. He was a native of Markesan Wisconsin. He is best known for designing the First Unitarian Church of Oakland and the Oakland mansion of Frank M. Borax Smith.His father Julius C. Mathews was also an architect. The family moved from Wisconsin in 1866 and Walter and his brothers trained in the office of their father.