Wilson Eyre
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| Wilson Eyre, Jr. | |
| Personal information | |
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| Name | Wilson Eyre, Jr. |
| Nationality | American |
| Birth date | 1859 |
| Birth place | Florence, Italy |
| Date of death | 1944 |
| Work | |
| Significant buildings | University of Pennsylvania Museum |
Wilson Eyre, Jr. (1858-1944) was an American architect who practiced in the Philadelphia area. While his family was from Philadelphia, he was born in Florence, Italy. He studied architecture briefly at MIT. He joined the offices of James Peacock Sims and later took over the office on Sims’s death in 1892.[1]
He is known for his deliberately informal and welcoming country houses. He is also known for his distinctive artistic drawings. In 1917, he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. He also taught at the University of Pennsylvania and was one of the founders of the T Square Club of Philadelphia in 1883. [1]
He was editor and founder of House & Garden magazine.[1]
[edit] Works
| Wilson Eyre House | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | 1003 Spruce St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1832 |
| Architect: | Wilson Eyre, Jr. |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed |
| Added to NRHP: | April 13, 1977 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 77001183[2] |
| Governing body: | Private |
- University of Pennsylvania Museum
- Swann Memorial Fountain
- Henry Cochran house, Philadelphia, 1891
- Charles Lang Freer House, Detroit, 1890
- Charles Adam Potter House, Philadelphia, 1881-82
- Henry Genet Taylor House and office, Camden
- Anglecot, Philadelphia, 1883
- Mask and Wig Club of the University of Pennsylvania Clubhouse, 310 Quince St. Philadelphia, 1894
- University of Pennsylvania Chapter of St. Anthony Hall, 1889-1908, no longer extant. An Italianate palazzo that was the first fraternity house built on campus.
- His Philadelphia residence, which he extensively remodeled in 1909-1910, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as the Wilson Eyre House.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Wilson Eyre Biography, Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
[edit] External links
- Wilson Eyre at Find A Grave
- Wilson Eyre House at the Historic American Buildings Survey
- St. Anthony Hall, University of Pennsylvania
- Wilson Eyre House at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
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