Sydney Customs House
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Sydney Customs House is a historic 19th-century public building on Sydney’s Circular Quay that long served as the city’s main customs and maritime administration hub.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Customs House, Sydney | 1 |
| Sydney Customs House canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13170881 — 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: Sydney Customs House Context triple: [Mortimer Lewis, notableWork, Sydney Customs House]
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A.
Sydney Town Hall
Sydney Town Hall is a historic 19th-century civic building and landmark in central Sydney that serves as the seat of the City of Sydney Council and a major venue for public events and concerts.
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B.
Eureka Opera House
The Eureka Opera House is a restored 19th-century performance hall and cultural landmark in the historic mining town of Eureka, Nevada.
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C.
Admiralty House, Sydney
Admiralty House, Sydney is a historic harbourside mansion in Kirribilli that serves as one of the official residences used for vice-regal and state functions in Australia.
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D.
Melbourne Town Hall
Melbourne Town Hall is a historic civic building and cultural landmark in central Melbourne, Australia, renowned for hosting major public events, performances, and festivals.
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E.
Brisbane City Hall
Brisbane City Hall is a historic civic building and prominent clock-towered landmark located in the heart of Brisbane, Australia.
- 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: Sydney Customs House Target entity description: Sydney Customs House is a historic 19th-century public building on Sydney’s Circular Quay that long served as the city’s main customs and maritime administration hub.
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A.
Sydney Town Hall
Sydney Town Hall is a historic 19th-century civic building and landmark in central Sydney that serves as the seat of the City of Sydney Council and a major venue for public events and concerts.
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B.
Eureka Opera House
The Eureka Opera House is a restored 19th-century performance hall and cultural landmark in the historic mining town of Eureka, Nevada.
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C.
Admiralty House, Sydney
Admiralty House, Sydney is a historic harbourside mansion in Kirribilli that serves as one of the official residences used for vice-regal and state functions in Australia.
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D.
Melbourne Town Hall
Melbourne Town Hall is a historic civic building and cultural landmark in central Melbourne, Australia, renowned for hosting major public events, performances, and festivals.
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E.
Brisbane City Hall
Brisbane City Hall is a historic civic building and prominent clock-towered landmark located in the heart of Brisbane, Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
customs house
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heritage-listed building ⓘ public building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| address | 31 Alfred Street, Circular Quay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ⓘ |
| architect |
James Barnet
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Mortimer Lewis ⓘ Walter Liberty Vernon ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Georgian
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Victorian Free Classical ⓘ
linked to:
Victorian architecture
|
| builtFor | Customs and maritime administration ⓘ |
| city | Sydney ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1845 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1844 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural venue
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exhibition space ⓘ public library ⓘ restaurant and bar space ⓘ |
| floorCount | 5 ⓘ |
| formerFunction |
customs house
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maritime administration hub ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central clock tower
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colonnaded verandahs ⓘ internal atrium ⓘ large scale model of Sydney CBD under glass floor ⓘ symmetrical sandstone façade ⓘ |
| heritageListingDate | 1999-04-02 ⓘ |
| heritageRegister | New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
gateway for goods entering the colony of New South Wales
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principal customs office for the Port of Sydney ⓘ |
| location |
Australia
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Circular Quay ⓘ New South Wales ⓘ Sydney ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Circular Quay railway station
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Museum of Contemporary Art Australia ⓘ Sydney Opera House ⓘ The Rocks, Sydney ⓘ
linked to:
The Rocks
|
| openingDate | 1845 ⓘ |
| operator | City of Sydney ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Circular Quay ferry wharves
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Sydney Cove ⓘ |
| owner | City of Sydney ⓘ |
| renovation |
major refurbishment in the late 20th century
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refurbishment and conversion to public library and cultural spaces in the 1990s ⓘ |
| significance | one of the oldest surviving public buildings in Sydney ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sydney Customs House Description of subject: Sydney Customs House is a historic 19th-century public building on Sydney’s Circular Quay that long served as the city’s main customs and maritime administration hub.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sydney Customs House