Alfred E. Smith State Office Building
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The Alfred E. Smith State Office Building is a prominent Art Deco skyscraper in Albany, New York, that houses various New York State government offices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alfred E. Smith State Office Building canonical | 2 |
| Alfred E. Smith Building | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1192904 — 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: Alfred E. Smith State Office Building Context triple: [State Street and Washington Avenue (Albany), hasNearbyBuilding, Alfred E. Smith State Office 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.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Alfred E. Smith State Office Building Target entity description: The Alfred E. Smith State Office Building is a prominent Art Deco skyscraper in Albany, New York, that houses various New York State government offices.
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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.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Art Deco building
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government building ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| category | State office building in New York ⓘ |
| city | Albany ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| function | houses New York State government offices ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | state ⓘ |
| hasTenants |
New York State Department offices
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various New York State agencies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Albany, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Albany
New York State ⓘ
linked to:
New York
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| namedAfter |
Al Smith
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Alfred E. Smith ⓘ
linked to:
Alfred Emanuel Smith
|
| namedForOccupation | former Governor of New York ⓘ |
| namedForPersonRole | four-time Democratic presidential candidate ⓘ |
| occupant | New York State government agencies ⓘ |
| owner |
State of New York
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linked to:
U.S. state of New York
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| partOf |
Empire State Plaza area
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linked to:
Empire State Plaza complex
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| publicAccess | restricted ⓘ |
| significance | prominent landmark in Albany ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| use | office ⓘ |
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: Alfred E. Smith State Office Building Description of subject: The Alfred E. Smith State Office Building is a prominent Art Deco skyscraper in Albany, New York, that houses various New York State government offices.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
State Street and Washington Avenue (Albany)
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hasNearbyBuilding
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Alfred E. Smith State Office Building
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subject linked to:
State Street and Washington Avenue
subject linked to:
Legislative Office Building
linked to: Alfred E. Smith State Office Building
subject linked to:
Washington Avenue