Kenilworth -- Home of George Maher, Architect
Object Details
- General
- Architect George Maher designed the house with Arts and Crafts influences in 1893 for his family, and had the garden designed by his friend and colleague Jens Jensen. Only the white pine in the front yard and a burr oak in the back yard remain from the Jensen landscape. An island bed of pachysandra and ferns surround the pine. A rose garden with heirloom and modern roses was planted circa 1990. Trellises with climbing roses, porcelain vines and trumpet vines were placed against the house and porch. The foundations plantings include hydrangeas, boxwoods and mature perennials. The pink brick walk to the front door was bordered by beds of perennials.
- Persons associated with the garden include George W.(1864-1926) and Elizabeth Maher and Violet Wyld (architect and former owners, 1893-circa 1987; Chris Dreher (former owner, 1987-1988); Wild family (former owners, 1988-1989); Jens Jensen(1860-1951) (landscape architect, 1893-1895); Chalet Garden Design (garden designers, 1988), Jane Mueller and Mark Marcus, Private Gardens, Public Places (garden designers, 2000); Deidre E. Toner, ASLA (landscape architect, 2011).
- Varying Form
- Foradas Garden, also known as.
- Architect
- Maher, George W., 1864-1926
- Former owner
- Maher, George W., 1864-1926
- Maher, Elizabeth
- Wyld, Violet
- Dreher, Chris
- Wild Family
- Landscape architect
- Jensen, Jens, 1860-1951
- Toner, Deidre E., ASLA
- Garden designer
- Chalet Garden Design
- Private Gardens, Public Places
- Collection Photographer
- Druse, Kenneth
- Place
- Home of George Maher, Architect (Kenilworth, Illinois)
- United States of America -- Illinois -- Cook -- Kenilworth
- Topic
- Gardens -- Illinois -- Kenilworth
- Architect
- Maher, George W., 1864-1926
- Former owner
- Maher, George W., 1864-1926
- Maher, Elizabeth
- Wyld, Violet
- Dreher, Chris
- Wild Family
- Landscape architect
- Jensen, Jens, 1860-1951
- Toner, Deidre E., ASLA
- Garden designer
- Chalet Garden Design
- Private Gardens, Public Places
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- Ken Druse garden photography collection
- Ken Druse garden photography collection / Series 1: Garden Images by Site / United States of America / Illinois
- Sponsor
- Cataloging of this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.DRU, File IL171
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Ken Druse garden photography collection
- Collection Rights
- Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes worksheets, garden plan and plant list, correspondence, and photocopies of images.
- Collection Restrictions
- Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Related Materials
- Home of George Maher, Architect related holdings consist of 1 folder (25 35 mm slides)
- Record ID
- ebl-1562717430039-1562717430074-2
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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