Perkins Memorial Tower
E124619
Perkins Memorial Tower is a historic stone observation tower in New York’s Bear Mountain State Park that offers panoramic views of the Hudson River Valley and surrounding highlands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perkins Memorial Tower canonical | 7 |
| provide access to Perkins Memorial Tower | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1052830 — 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: Perkins Memorial Tower Context triple: [Bear Mountain State Park, hasPart, Perkins Memorial Tower]
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A.
Memorial Hall
Memorial Hall is an academic and campus facility at Elmhurst University used for classes, offices, and university activities.
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B.
Ricketts Building
The Ricketts Building is an academic facility at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute that houses classrooms, laboratories, and offices for engineering and science programs.
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C.
Withers-Brown Hall
Withers-Brown Hall is a primary academic and administrative building that houses classrooms, offices, and other core facilities for the University of Virginia School of Law.
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D.
Memorial Building
Memorial Building is a neoclassical structure at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park that enshrines a symbolic log cabin representing the 16th U.S. president’s early home.
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E.
Parkinson Building
Parkinson Building is an iconic white Portland stone landmark and central administrative building of the University of Leeds, renowned for its clock tower and status as a symbol of the university.
- 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: Perkins Memorial Tower Target entity description: Perkins Memorial Tower is a historic stone observation tower in New York’s Bear Mountain State Park that offers panoramic views of the Hudson River Valley and surrounding highlands.
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A.
Memorial Hall
Memorial Hall is an academic and campus facility at Elmhurst University used for classes, offices, and university activities.
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B.
Ricketts Building
The Ricketts Building is an academic facility at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute that houses classrooms, laboratories, and offices for engineering and science programs.
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C.
Withers-Brown Hall
Withers-Brown Hall is a primary academic and administrative building that houses classrooms, offices, and other core facilities for the University of Virginia School of Law.
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D.
Memorial Building
Memorial Building is a neoclassical structure at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park that enshrines a symbolic log cabin representing the 16th U.S. president’s early home.
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E.
Parkinson Building
Parkinson Building is an iconic white Portland stone landmark and central administrative building of the University of Leeds, renowned for its clock tower and status as a symbol of the university.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
observation tower ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | stone construction ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Rockland County, New York
ⓘ
Observation towers in New York (state) ⓘ Tourist attractions in Rockland County, New York ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
observation deck
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panoramic views ⓘ stone tower structure ⓘ |
| hasRoadAccess | Perkins Memorial Drive ⓘ |
| hasUse |
observation
ⓘ
scenic overlook ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic structure ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Rockland County, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Rockland County
State of New York ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. state of New York
|
| locatedOn | Perkins Memorial Drive summit area ⓘ |
| location | Bear Mountain State Park ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
George Walbridge Perkins Sr.
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linked to:
George W. Perkins
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| offersViewOf |
Bear Mountain
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Hudson Highlands ⓘ Hudson River Valley ⓘ
linked to:
Hudson Valley
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
State of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. state of New York
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| partOf | Bear Mountain State Park road system ⓘ |
| situatedInOrNearby |
Hudson Highlands region
ⓘ
linked to:
Hudson Highlands
Hudson River Valley region ⓘ
linked to:
Hudson Valley
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Perkins Memorial Tower Description of subject: Perkins Memorial Tower is a historic stone observation tower in New York’s Bear Mountain State Park that offers panoramic views of the Hudson River Valley and surrounding highlands.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Perkins Memorial Tower