The Rath House is a Prairie-style house at 2703 West Logan Boulevard in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It was built in 1907 to a design by George W. Maher for John Rath, who owned one of the largest barrel-making companies in the United States. The house was designated a Chicago Landmark on December 1, 1993.
Architecture and setting The building's traditional boxlike form is updated by a broad hipped roof and stark window and door openings. It also has a low roofline and deep eaves, together with entryway and doorway arches and art-glass windows. The house is within the Logan Square Boulevards Historic District, a Chicago Landmark district designated in 2005. The September 1908 issue of The Inland Architect and News Record featured exterior and interior views of the house.
References
External links Logan Square Preservation: History of Logan Square "George Washington Maher - architect of the Rath House"