George Washington Maher

 Prairie Style Architect 
Designer of Pleasant Home

Born: December 25, 1864 in Mill Creek, West Virginia
Died: September 12, 1926 in Douglas, Michigan
Educated in the public schools of New Albany, Indiana, George Maher began his architectural education in 1878 as an apprentice to the Chicago firm of Bauer & Hill and finished his training in the office of Joseph L. Silsbee. In December 1888 he entered a partnership with Charles Corwin which lasted until June 1893 when Maher went to Europe for a year of study and sketching. Following his return from Europe, he married Elizabeth Brooks on October 25, 1894. Maher resumed architectural practive the same year, but practiced alone until 1921 when he was joined by his son, Philip.

From page 92 of Guide to Frank Lloyd Wright & Prarire School Architecture by Paul E. Sprague, published 1986 by the Village of Oak Park.
Partial Listing of the Work of George W. Maher


  • E. J. Baker residence (Kenilworth, Illinois)
  • S. H. Bingham residence (Highland Park, Illinois)
  • E. B. Blinn residence (Pasadena, California)
  • Tea Set for S. S. Brinsmaid (Des Moines, Iowa)
  • George B. Caldwell residence (Oak Park, Illinois)
  • Carmen residence (Glencoe, Illinois)
  • William Coffeen residence (Hinsdale, Illinois)
  • Edgewater Presbyterian Church (Chicago, Illinois)
  • Frank G. Ely residence
  • John Farson residence (Oak Park, Illinois)
  • Gateway, Kenilworth Park (Kenilworth, Illinois)
  • J. H. Hager residence (Waukon, Iowa)
  • Design for a Concrete Hotel
  • House (Chicago, Illinois)
  • Charles R. Erwin residence (Oak Park, Illinois)
  • E. L. King summer residence, "Rockledge" (Winona, Minnesota)
  • P. J. King residence (Chicago, Illinois)
  • W. H. Lake residence (Chicago, Illinois)
  • Dr. W. Lamborn residence (Highland Park, Illinois)
  • Arthur B. Leach residence (South Orange, New Jersey)
  • Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois)
    • Patten Gymnasium
    • Swift Engineering Hall
  • B. F. J. Odell residence (Kenilworth, Illinois)
  • J. P. Oleson residence (Kenilworth, Illinois)
  • Sidney Ossoski residence (Chicago, Illinois)
  • C. K. Parmerlee residence (Kenilworth, Illinois)
  • James A. Patten residence (Evanston, Illinois)
  • C. M. Roe residence (Kenilworth, Illinois)
  • Harry Rubens residence (Glencoe, Illinois)
  • Emil Rudolph residence (Highland Park, Illinois)
  • H. Scarborough residence (Highland Park, Illinois)
  • Frank Schiedehelm residence (Wilmette, Illinois)
  • Henry W. Schultz residence (Kenilworth, Illinois)
  • Joseph Sears Public School (Kenilworth, Illinois)
  • Claude Seymour residence (Chicago, Illinois)
  • Simpson residence (Glencoe, Illinois)
  • Store and Apartment Building (Evanston, Illinois)
  • F. W. Sutton residence (Kenilworth, Illinois)
  • J. Taylor Hall residence (Oak Park, Illinois)
  • S. H. Velie residence (Kansas City, Missouri)
  • Village Hall (Kenilworth, Illinois)
  • J. R. Watkins Medical Company
    • Administrative Building (Winona, Minnesota)
    • Warehouse (Memphis, Tennesse)
  • Winona Savings Bank (Winona, Minnesota)