The store retained a reasonable reputation throughout the city for offering apparel at "pleasing prices".

Although there were no deaths when the original store building burned down in November 1919, the tragedy resulted in its complete loss.

After Maher recovered from the damages, he reordered stock from St. Louis and commissioned a new brick and concrete structure on the building's original site.

[2] The Illinois Hotel was just to the east of the Maher Building and operated by Elsie Toole but it was later demolished in 1967.

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