New York Court of Appeals Building
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The New York Court of Appeals Building is the historic courthouse in Albany that houses New York State’s highest court.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York Court of Appeals Building canonical | 4 |
| Court of Appeals Hall, Albany, New York | 1 |
| New York Court of Appeals courthouse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1192895 — 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: New York Court of Appeals Building Context triple: [State Street and Washington Avenue (Albany), hasNearbyLandmark, New York Court of Appeals Building]
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A.
New York City Hall
New York City Hall is the historic municipal building in Lower Manhattan that houses the offices of the Mayor and the New York City Council.
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B.
White Plains City Hall
White Plains City Hall is the central municipal government building of White Plains, New York, housing the city’s administrative offices and serving as a focal point for local civic affairs.
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C.
Westchester County Courthouse
Westchester County Courthouse is the main judicial complex serving Westchester County, located in downtown White Plains, New York.
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D.
Brooklyn Borough Hall
Brooklyn Borough Hall is a historic government building in Downtown Brooklyn that serves as the administrative center and ceremonial headquarters of the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City.
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E.
Albany City Hall
Albany City Hall is the historic municipal government building of Albany, New York, noted for its Romanesque Revival architecture and prominent clock tower.
- 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: New York Court of Appeals Building Target entity description: The New York Court of Appeals Building is the historic courthouse in Albany that houses New York State’s highest court.
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A.
New York City Hall
New York City Hall is the historic municipal building in Lower Manhattan that houses the offices of the Mayor and the New York City Council.
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B.
White Plains City Hall
White Plains City Hall is the central municipal government building of White Plains, New York, housing the city’s administrative offices and serving as a focal point for local civic affairs.
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C.
Westchester County Courthouse
Westchester County Courthouse is the main judicial complex serving Westchester County, located in downtown White Plains, New York.
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D.
Brooklyn Borough Hall
Brooklyn Borough Hall is a historic government building in Downtown Brooklyn that serves as the administrative center and ceremonial headquarters of the Borough of Brooklyn in New York City.
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E.
Albany City Hall
Albany City Hall is the historic municipal government building of Albany, New York, noted for its Romanesque Revival architecture and prominent clock tower.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courthouse
ⓘ
government building ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New York State Unified Court System
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State Judiciary
New York State judiciary ⓘ
linked to:
New York State Judiciary
|
| buildingType | judicial building ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Albany, New York
ⓘ
Courthouses in New York (state) ⓘ Government buildings in New York (state) ⓘ |
| city |
Albany, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Albany
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| floorCount | multiple stories ⓘ |
| function | houses New York State’s highest court ⓘ |
| governingBody |
State of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. state of New York
|
| hasChambers | judges’ chambers ⓘ |
| hasCourtroom |
Court of Appeals main courtroom
ⓘ
linked to:
Court of Appeals Hall
|
| hasFacility |
administrative offices
ⓘ
law library ⓘ |
| hasType | state supreme court building (de facto highest court) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| isPartOf | New York State government complex in Albany ⓘ |
| juridicalStatus | state government property ⓘ |
| jurisdictionServed |
State of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. state of New York
|
| locatedIn |
Albany County, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Albany County
Empire State Plaza area ⓘ
linked to:
Empire State Plaza complex
|
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | New York Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| notableFor | role as seat of New York’s highest court ⓘ |
| NRHPType | building ⓘ |
| occupant | New York Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| officialName | New York Court of Appeals Building ⓘ |
| owner |
State of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. state of New York
|
| primaryFunction | appellate court proceedings ⓘ |
| primaryTenant |
clerk’s office of the New York Court of Appeals
ⓘ
judges of the New York Court of Appeals ⓘ |
| publicAccess | restricted ⓘ |
| region | Capital District of New York ⓘ |
| security | court security-controlled access ⓘ |
| serves |
New York State legal community
ⓘ
litigants in statewide appeals ⓘ |
| significance | seat of the highest court in the New York State Unified Court System ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| symbolizes | judicial authority of New York State ⓘ |
| use |
administrative
ⓘ
judicial ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York Court of Appeals Building Description of subject: The New York Court of Appeals Building is the historic courthouse in Albany that houses New York State’s highest court.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
State Street and Washington Avenue (Albany)
→
hasNearbyLandmark
→
New York Court of Appeals Building
ⓘ
subject linked to:
State Street and Washington Avenue
linked to: New York Court of Appeals Building
clerk’s office of the New York Court of Appeals
→
locatedIn
→
New York Court of Appeals courthouse
ⓘ
linked to: New York Court of Appeals Building
subject linked to:
Washington Avenue