Wilson Eyre
E322469
Wilson Eyre was an American architect and influential proponent of the Shingle Style, known for his residential designs and contributions to early 20th-century architecture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wilson Eyre canonical | 7 |
| Wilson Eyre & McIlvaine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2404364 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wilson Eyre Context triple: [Swann Memorial Fountain, designer, Wilson Eyre]
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George Nichols
George Nichols was an American actor and film director active during the silent film era.
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George Nichols
George Nichols was a 19th-century American publisher known for issuing notable literary works, including influential satirical and poetic writings.
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C.
James Heald
James Heald was a notable figure significant enough in South African or local colonial history to have the settlement of Healdtown near Fort Beaufort named in his honor.
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D.
David Horsey
David Horsey is an American political cartoonist and commentator renowned for his incisive editorial cartoons and multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning work.
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E.
George Boyne
George Boyne is a British academic and university leader who serves as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wilson Eyre Target entity description: Wilson Eyre was an American architect and influential proponent of the Shingle Style, known for his residential designs and contributions to early 20th-century architecture.
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A.
George Nichols
George Nichols was an American actor and film director active during the silent film era.
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B.
George Nichols
George Nichols was a 19th-century American publisher known for issuing notable literary works, including influential satirical and poetic writings.
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C.
James Heald
James Heald was a notable figure significant enough in South African or local colonial history to have the settlement of Healdtown near Fort Beaufort named in his honor.
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D.
David Horsey
David Horsey is an American political cartoonist and commentator renowned for his incisive editorial cartoons and multiple Pulitzer Prize-winning work.
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E.
George Boyne
George Boyne is a British academic and university leader who serves as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Aberdeen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1930s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1880 ⓘ |
| activity |
architectural criticism
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architectural writing ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1858-10-30 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1944-10-23 ⓘ |
| designed |
country houses
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suburban residences ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ⓘ |
| employer |
Wilson Eyre & McIlvaine
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linked to:
Wilson Eyre
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| familyName | Eyre ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
domestic architecture
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early 20th-century architecture ⓘ residential architecture ⓘ |
| genre | residential design ⓘ |
| givenName | Wilson ⓘ |
| influenced |
American residential architects of the early 20th century
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development of the Shingle Style in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Henry Hobson Richardson ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Institute of Architects ⓘ |
| movement |
Arts and Crafts movement
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Shingle Style ⓘ
linked to:
Shingle style architecture
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| name | Wilson Eyre ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Shingle Style residential designs
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influence on American domestic architecture ⓘ informal, picturesque planning of houses ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anglecot, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
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Duncan House, Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania ⓘ Lowrie House, Pennsylvania ⓘ University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to:
Penn Museum
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| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Warren, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| positionHeld | partner at Wilson Eyre & McIlvaine ⓘ |
| style |
Shingle Style
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linked to:
Shingle style architecture
informal composition ⓘ picturesque planning ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia ⓘ |
| wroteFor |
House and Garden magazine
ⓘ
linked to:
House & Garden (UK)
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Wilson Eyre Description of subject: Wilson Eyre was an American architect and influential proponent of the Shingle Style, known for his residential designs and contributions to early 20th-century architecture.
Referenced by (8)
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linked to: Wilson Eyre