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George Washington Maher
Prairie Style Architect
Born: December 25, 1864 in Mill Creek, West Virginia
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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. |
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