Editing Wilson Eyre (section)

== House Beautiful and Arts and Crafts ==

Eyre founded and edited ''House Beautiful'' magazine from 1896 to 1898, using the publication to promote Arts and Crafts ideals and domestic architecture of quality. The magazine advocated for houses designed with attention to craftsmanship, materials, and livability rather than stylistic fashion. Though Eyre's direct involvement lasted only two years, the publication continued influencing American domestic architecture and taste. His editorial work complemented practice, allowing theoretical positions to reach audiences beyond those who commissioned his buildings.<ref name="tatman"/>

Eyre's association with Arts and Crafts principles connected him to broader reform movements that sought alternatives to industrial standardization and historical revival. His attention to craft and materials expressed these values architecturally, creating buildings whose quality derived from careful construction rather than applied ornament. This approach anticipated aspects of twentieth-century modernism while remaining rooted in traditions of craftsmanship that modernism would largely abandon.<ref name="moss"/>