North Carolina State Capitol (Raleigh)

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Greek Revival architecture historic building landmark state capitol building

The North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh is a historic 19th-century Greek Revival government building that once housed all branches of the state government and now serves primarily as the office of the governor and a prominent civic landmark.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
North Carolina State Capitol	7
North Carolina State Capitol (Raleigh) canonical	1
North Carolina State Capitol dome	1
North Carolina Supreme Court chambers	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T103084 — 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: North Carolina State Capitol (Raleigh)
Context triple: [Piedmont region of North Carolina, contains, North Carolina State Capitol (Raleigh)]

A. Florida State Capitol
The Florida State Capitol is the government complex in Tallahassee that houses the executive and legislative branches of Florida's state government.
B. Durham County Courthouse
Durham County Courthouse is the primary judicial building serving Durham County, North Carolina, housing its main courts and related legal offices.
C. Texas State Capitol
The Texas State Capitol is the historic domed government building in Austin that houses the executive and legislative offices of the U.S. state of Texas.
D. United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is the iconic neoclassical building in Washington, D.C., that houses the U.S. Congress and serves as a central symbol of American democracy.
E. California State Capitol
The California State Capitol is the historic government building in Sacramento that houses the chambers and offices of the state's legislative and executive branches.
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: North Carolina State Capitol (Raleigh)
Target entity description: The North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh is a historic 19th-century Greek Revival government building that once housed all branches of the state government and now serves primarily as the office of the governor and a prominent civic landmark.

A. Florida State Capitol
The Florida State Capitol is the government complex in Tallahassee that houses the executive and legislative branches of Florida's state government.
B. Durham County Courthouse
Durham County Courthouse is the primary judicial building serving Durham County, North Carolina, housing its main courts and related legal offices.
C. Texas State Capitol
The Texas State Capitol is the historic domed government building in Austin that houses the executive and legislative offices of the U.S. state of Texas.
D. United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is the iconic neoclassical building in Washington, D.C., that houses the U.S. Congress and serves as a central symbol of American democracy.
E. California State Capitol
The California State Capitol is the historic government building in Sacramento that houses the chambers and offices of the state's legislative and executive branches.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek Revival architecture ⓘ historic building ⓘ landmark ⓘ state capitol building ⓘ
architect	Alexander Jackson Davis ⓘ David Paton ⓘ Ithiel Town ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Greek Revival ⓘ linked to: Greek Revival architecture
category	Buildings and structures in Raleigh, North Carolina ⓘ Government buildings in North Carolina ⓘ Greek Revival architecture in North Carolina ⓘ
cityCenterRelation	located at the center of Raleigh’s original street plan ⓘ
completionDate	1840 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1833 ⓘ
coordinates	35.7805°N 78.6391°W ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentUse	historic site ⓘ office of the Governor of North Carolina ⓘ linked to: Governor of North Carolina
designatedNHLD	yes ⓘ
destroyedPredecessorBy	fire of 1831 ⓘ
formerUse	North Carolina Supreme Court chambers ⓘ linked to: North Carolina State Capitol (Raleigh) chamber of the North Carolina House of Representatives ⓘ chamber of the North Carolina Senate ⓘ offices of the Council of State ⓘ
function	seat of the executive branch of North Carolina ⓘ
governingBody	State of North Carolina ⓘ linked to: North Carolina
hasDome	yes ⓘ
hasFeature	Confederate monuments formerly on the grounds ⓘ central rotunda ⓘ granite exterior walls ⓘ monumental porticoes with columns ⓘ statue of George Washington on the grounds ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ Raleigh Historic Landmark ⓘ
inception	1833 ⓘ
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn	Raleigh, North Carolina ⓘ linked to: Raleigh
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Wake County, North Carolina ⓘ
locatedInRegion	North Carolina ⓘ
managedBy	North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites ⓘ
materialUsed	granite ⓘ
NationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate	November 7, 1973 ⓘ
NRHPListingDate	January 20, 1970 ⓘ
NRHPReferenceNumber	70000476 ⓘ
numberOfStories	3 ⓘ
opened	1840 ⓘ
owner	State of North Carolina ⓘ linked to: North Carolina
partOf	Union Square (Raleigh) ⓘ
replaced	original North Carolina State House in Raleigh ⓘ
streetAddress	1 East Edenton Street, Raleigh, North Carolina ⓘ
tourism	open to the public for tours ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Piedmont region of North Carolina → contains → North Carolina State Capitol (Raleigh) ⓘ

North Carolina State Capitol → formerUse → North Carolina Supreme Court chambers ⓘ

subject linked to: North Carolina State Capitol (Raleigh)