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Title: Historical review of Chicago and Cook county and selected biography. A.N. Waterman ... ed. and author of Historical review
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Waterman, Arba N. (Arba Nelson), 1836-1917
Subjects: Chicago (Ill.) -- History Chicago (Ill.) -- Biography Cook County (Ill.) -- History Cook County (Ill.) -- Biography
Publisher: Chicago, New York, The Lewis publishing company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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mind, Mr. Maher has developed a style which is distinctively hisown, and so original that it may almost be claimed to be indigenousto the United States. He has introduced a new theory of design intoall his work, which he calls the motif rhythm. This theory takes itsinspiration from surrounding life and environment, at the same timefollowing closely ethical laws which govern good architectural design.Thus, in James A. Pattens house at Evanston the thistle is combinedwith certain pronounced geometrical figures, forming the motif of thedesign. Throughout the exterior and interior of Harry Rubensunique country residence at Glencoe the motif flower is the holly-hock, combined with certain structural thernes, while the Americanhoneysuckle, with strong horizontal lines, furnishes Mr. Maherwith his Mower and rhythm motif in the construction and embellish-ment of John Parsons beautiful and original place at Oak Park. Hissuggestive and original style is also aptly illustrated by the residences
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^ 5L TXI.BBflFW^^r^^^ CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY 875 of A. B. Leach, at South Orange, and F. T. Gates, at Montclair, NewJersey; the Edgewater Presbyterian church; the Assembly hall atKenihvorth, and the Swift Engineering Hall, on the NorthwesternUniversity campus grounds, at Evanston. At the present time heis engaged in formulating a comprehensive plan of bringing thegrounds and buildings of the university into harmony with the char-acteristic landscape of the locality, as well as providing for the ex-pansion of the future, both in new buildings to be erected and addi-tions of ground. Mr. Maher has already made a pronounced departurein shaping sucli suburbs as North Edgewater and Kenilworth, es-pecially in the innovation of beautifying the grounds around railroadstations and village entrances. The entrance which he designed tothe village of Kenihvorth is particularly attractive and unique, hisinterest in that place being especially personal, as it is his place ofresidence. As Mr. Maher i

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