New York State Education Department Building

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Beaux-Arts building government office building headquarters building historic building

The New York State Education Department Building is a historic Beaux-Arts government office building in Albany that houses the headquarters of the New York State Education Department and is noted for its grand colonnade.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
New York State Education Department Building canonical	4
New York State Education Building	1
New York State Education Building restoration	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1192896 — 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 State Education Department Building
Context triple: [State Street and Washington Avenue (Albany), hasNearbyLandmark, New York State Education Department Building]

A. Erastus Corning Tower
Erastus Corning Tower is a prominent modernist skyscraper in Albany, New York, serving as the tallest building in the city and a key component of the state government complex.
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.
C. New York Court of Appeals Building
The New York Court of Appeals Building is the historic courthouse in Albany that houses New York State’s highest court.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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 State Education Department Building
Target entity description: The New York State Education Department Building is a historic Beaux-Arts government office building in Albany that houses the headquarters of the New York State Education Department and is noted for its grand colonnade.

A. Erastus Corning Tower
Erastus Corning Tower is a prominent modernist skyscraper in Albany, New York, serving as the tallest building in the city and a key component of the state government complex.
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.
C. New York Court of Appeals Building
The New York Court of Appeals Building is the historic courthouse in Albany that houses New York State’s highest court.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Beaux-Arts building ⓘ government office building ⓘ headquarters building ⓘ historic building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ
category	Beaux-Arts architecture in New York State ⓘ Buildings and structures in Albany, New York ⓘ State government buildings in New York ⓘ
columnOrder	Corinthian ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasColonnade	yes ⓘ
hasFacadeOrientation	faces Washington Avenue ⓘ
heritageDesignation	U.S. National Historic Landmark ⓘ linked to: National Historic Landmark U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ linked to: National Register of Historic Places
heritageStatus	historic landmark in Albany ⓘ
inception	early 20th century ⓘ
locatedIn	Albany, New York ⓘ linked to: Albany
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	New York State ⓘ linked to: New York
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedOnStreet	Washington Avenue ⓘ
maintainedBy	New York State Office of General Services ⓘ
materialUsed	marble ⓘ
notableFeature	grand colonnade ⓘ
numberOfColumns	36 ⓘ
occupant	New York State Education Department ⓘ linked to: New York State Department of Education
ownedBy	State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York
partOf	New York State Capitol Complex ⓘ linked to: New York State Capitol, Albany
use	administrative headquarters ⓘ government offices ⓘ

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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 State Education Department Building ⓘ

subject linked to: State Street and Washington Avenue

John G. Waite Associates, Architects → notableWork → New York State Education Building restoration ⓘ

subject linked to: John George Waite Associates

linked to: New York State Education Department Building

Washington Avenue (Albany, New York) → passesBy → New York State Education Department Building ⓘ

Lafayette Park (Albany, New York) → near → New York State Education Department Building ⓘ

Lafayette Park (Albany, New York) → hasViewOf → New York State Education Department Building ⓘ

New York State Capitol grounds → near → New York State Education Building ⓘ