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George W. Maher
George Washington Maher was born in Mill Creek, Virginia. His family came to the Midwest when he was young, first moving to New Albany, Indiana, and finally settling in Chicago. It was in Chicago that Maher began his career as an architect. His work was associated with the Prairie School of Architecture. Alongside Frank Lloyd Wright, Maher worked for the firm of Joseph Lyman Silsbee until 1889. In that year, his independent Chicago practice began. Maher designed over 40 structures in suburban Kenilworth, where he made his home, and also houses in Edgewater. During his career, Maher designed other homes in the Midwest, and with his son, Philip, worked in community planning and preservation. After periods of mental illness and time in sanatoriums, Maher committed suicide. Buildings:
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