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The Rath House is an architecturally significant house located at 2703 West Logan Boulevard in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was built in 1907 by the architect George W. Maher for John Rath, the owner of the Rath Cooperage Company, one of the largest barrel-making concerns in the country. The house was designated a
Logan Square Preservation: History of Logan Square"George Washington Maher - architect of the Rath House"
Houses completed in 1907 Houses in Chicago Chicago Landmarks {{Chicago-struct-stub
The Rath House is an architecturally significant house located at 2703 West Logan Boulevard in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It was built in 1907 by the architect George W. Maher for John Rath, the owner of the Rath Cooperage Company, one of the largest barrel-making concerns in the country. The house was designated a Chicago Landmark
Chicago Landmark is a designation by the Mayor and the City Council of Chicago for historic sites in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Listed sites are selected after meeting a combination of criteria, including historical, economic, archite ...
on December 1, 1993.
The Rath House features the low roofline and deep eaves characteristic of many Prairie School
Prairie School is a late 19th- and early 20th-century architectural style, most common in the Midwestern United States. The style is usually marked by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped in ...
dwellings, as well as distinctive entryway and doorway arches and impressive art-glass windows.
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Logan Square Preservation: History of Logan Square
Houses completed in 1907 Houses in Chicago Chicago Landmarks {{Chicago-struct-stub