Federal Courthouse and Post Office (New Haven, Connecticut)
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The Federal Courthouse and Post Office in New Haven, Connecticut, is a historic Beaux-Arts government building designed by prominent American architect Cass Gilbert.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Federal Courthouse and Post Office (New Haven, Connecticut) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1202955 — 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: Federal Courthouse and Post Office (New Haven, Connecticut) Context triple: [Cass Gilbert, notableWork, Federal Courthouse and Post Office (New Haven, Connecticut)]
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A.
New Haven County Courthouse
The New Haven County Courthouse is a historic judicial building in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, known for its prominent Beaux-Arts architecture and role as a key center of the region’s legal system.
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B.
John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse
The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse is a prominent federal courthouse and judicial complex located on Boston’s waterfront that houses the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
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C.
New Haven City Hall
New Haven City Hall is the historic municipal government building of New Haven, Connecticut, known for its distinctive architecture and central civic role in the city.
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D.
John Adams Courthouse
The John Adams Courthouse is a historic judicial building in Boston that houses Massachusetts’ highest court and other key legal institutions.
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E.
Connecticut State Capitol
The Connecticut State Capitol is a historic, gold-domed government building in Hartford that houses the state’s General Assembly and key executive offices.
- 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: Federal Courthouse and Post Office (New Haven, Connecticut) Target entity description: The Federal Courthouse and Post Office in New Haven, Connecticut, is a historic Beaux-Arts government building designed by prominent American architect Cass Gilbert.
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A.
New Haven County Courthouse
The New Haven County Courthouse is a historic judicial building in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, known for its prominent Beaux-Arts architecture and role as a key center of the region’s legal system.
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B.
John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse
The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse is a prominent federal courthouse and judicial complex located on Boston’s waterfront that houses the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
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C.
New Haven City Hall
New Haven City Hall is the historic municipal government building of New Haven, Connecticut, known for its distinctive architecture and central civic role in the city.
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John Adams Courthouse
The John Adams Courthouse is a historic judicial building in Boston that houses Massachusetts’ highest court and other key legal institutions.
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E.
Connecticut State Capitol
The Connecticut State Capitol is a historic, gold-domed government building in Hartford that houses the state’s General Assembly and key executive offices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts building
ⓘ
courthouse ⓘ historic government building ⓘ post office building ⓘ |
| architect | Cass Gilbert ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| category |
Beaux-Arts architecture in Connecticut
ⓘ
Federal courthouses in the United States ⓘ Post office buildings in Connecticut ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| governmentOwner |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| hasFunction |
federal courthouse
ⓘ
post office ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | federal cases arising in its assigned district ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic building ⓘ |
| isHistoric | true ⓘ |
| isPublicBuilding | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connecticut
ⓘ
New Haven County, Connecticut ⓘ
linked to:
New Haven County
New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInCityCenter | true ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its combined function as a federal courthouse and post office ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Beaux-Arts architectural design
ⓘ
association with architect Cass Gilbert ⓘ |
| partOf | federal court system of the United States ⓘ |
| significantArchitect | Cass Gilbert ⓘ |
| usedFor |
federal judicial functions
ⓘ
mail services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Courthouse and Post Office (New Haven, Connecticut) Description of subject: The Federal Courthouse and Post Office in New Haven, Connecticut, is a historic Beaux-Arts government building designed by prominent American architect Cass Gilbert.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.