George Grant Elmslie

1869–1952 (age 83)

Architect

Biography

George Grant Elmslie stood among the leading lights of the Prairie School, designing public and private buildings whose restrained ornament and attention to craftsmanship echoed the Midwestern horizon.

His partnership with Purcell and his solo commissions advanced a distinctly American architectural vocabulary, leaving a dignified body of work that endures beyond his resting place at Graceland.

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