Old Main

E104538

campus landmark historic academic building

Old Main is a historic central campus building at North Central College, often recognized as one of the institution’s most iconic landmarks.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Old Main canonical	1
Old Main (Bethany College)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T883551 — 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: Old Main
Context triple: [North Central College, hasBuilding, Old Main]

A. Sibley Hall
Sibley Hall is a historic academic building on Cornell University’s Arts Quad, known for housing the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning.
B. Phelps Hall
Phelps Hall is a collegiate Gothic-style building at Yale University, known for its distinctive tower and role as a residence and academic space on the Old Campus.
C. Durfee Hall
Durfee Hall is a historic residential dormitory located on Yale University's Old Campus in New Haven, Connecticut.
D. Sproul Hall
Sproul Hall is a prominent administrative building and historic focal point for student activism on the University of California, Berkeley campus.
E. Duke Chapel
Duke Chapel is a prominent neo-Gothic church and iconic landmark at the heart of Duke University’s campus in Durham, North Carolina.
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: Old Main
Target entity description: Old Main is a historic central campus building at North Central College, often recognized as one of the institution’s most iconic landmarks.

A. Sibley Hall
Sibley Hall is a historic academic building on Cornell University’s Arts Quad, known for housing the College of Architecture, Art, and Planning.
B. Phelps Hall
Phelps Hall is a collegiate Gothic-style building at Yale University, known for its distinctive tower and role as a residence and academic space on the Old Campus.
C. Durfee Hall
Durfee Hall is a historic residential dormitory located on Yale University's Old Campus in New Haven, Connecticut.
D. Sproul Hall
Sproul Hall is a prominent administrative building and historic focal point for student activism on the University of California, Berkeley campus.
E. Duke Chapel
Duke Chapel is a prominent neo-Gothic church and iconic landmark at the heart of Duke University’s campus in Durham, North Carolina.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (26)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	campus landmark ⓘ historic academic building ⓘ
affiliation	North Central College ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Collegiate architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	alumni of North Central College ⓘ faculty of North Central College ⓘ students of North Central College ⓘ
campusPosition	central campus location ⓘ
category	Landmarks in Naperville, Illinois ⓘ University and college buildings in Illinois ⓘ
city	Naperville, Illinois ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasRole	symbol of North Central College ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic building ⓘ
locatedIn	Naperville, Illinois ⓘ North Central College ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
notableFor	historic architecture ⓘ status as one of the college’s most recognizable buildings ⓘ
operator	North Central College ⓘ
ownedBy	North Central College ⓘ
partOf	North Central College campus ⓘ linked to: North Central College
significance	central campus building ⓘ iconic landmark of North Central College ⓘ
usedFor	academic purposes ⓘ administrative offices ⓘ