Herbert C. Hoover Building
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The Herbert C. Hoover Building is a prominent federal office building in Washington, D.C., best known as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Herbert C. Hoover Building canonical | 5 |
| U.S. Department of Commerce Building | 1 |
| United States Department of Commerce buildings | 1 |
| United States Pension Bureau (original occupant) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10125 — 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: Herbert C. Hoover Building Context triple: [Secretary of Commerce of the United States, officeLocation, Herbert C. Hoover Building]
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A.
Smithsonian Institution Building
The Smithsonian Institution Building, often called "The Castle," is a distinctive red sandstone landmark on the National Mall that serves as the historic headquarters and visitor center of the Smithsonian Institution.
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B.
National Archives Building
The National Archives Building is a historic federal building in Washington, D.C. that houses and displays foundational U.S. documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
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C.
The Dupont Circle Building
The Dupont Circle Building is a prominent historic office and commercial structure located at the busy Dupont Circle intersection in Washington, D.C.
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D.
National Academy of Sciences Building
The National Academy of Sciences Building is a historic Beaux-Arts landmark in Washington, D.C., serving as the headquarters and principal meeting place of the National Academy of Sciences.
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E.
Liberty Bell Center
The Liberty Bell Center is a museum in Philadelphia that houses and interprets the historic Liberty Bell, a symbol of American independence and freedom.
- 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: Herbert C. Hoover Building Target entity description: The Herbert C. Hoover Building is a prominent federal office building in Washington, D.C., best known as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
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A.
Smithsonian Institution Building
The Smithsonian Institution Building, often called "The Castle," is a distinctive red sandstone landmark on the National Mall that serves as the historic headquarters and visitor center of the Smithsonian Institution.
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B.
National Archives Building
The National Archives Building is a historic federal building in Washington, D.C. that houses and displays foundational U.S. documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights.
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C.
The Dupont Circle Building
The Dupont Circle Building is a prominent historic office and commercial structure located at the busy Dupont Circle intersection in Washington, D.C.
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D.
National Academy of Sciences Building
The National Academy of Sciences Building is a historic Beaux-Arts landmark in Washington, D.C., serving as the headquarters and principal meeting place of the National Academy of Sciences.
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E.
Liberty Bell Center
The Liberty Bell Center is a museum in Philadelphia that houses and interprets the historic Liberty Bell, a symbol of American independence and freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal office building
ⓘ
headquarters building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Government buildings in Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
Headquarters in the United States ⓘ United States Department of Commerce buildings ⓘ
linked to:
Herbert C. Hoover Building
|
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasBasement | yes ⓘ |
| hasCourtyard | yes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
government office building
ⓘ
headquarters of the U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ |
| hasSecurity | federal security ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| locatedBetween | 14th Street NW and 15th Street NW ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Federal Triangle
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Triangle station
Northwest Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Constitution Avenue NW
ⓘ
Pennsylvania Avenue NW ⓘ
linked to:
Pennsylvania Avenue
|
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
General Services Administration
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. General Services Administration
|
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Herbert Hoover ⓘ |
| namedForPosition | 31st President of the United States ⓘ |
| neighboringBuilding |
Environmental Protection Agency headquarters
ⓘ
Internal Revenue Service Building ⓘ
linked to:
Treasury Building
White House ⓘ |
| occupant |
Bureau of Industry and Security
ⓘ
Economic Development Administration ⓘ International Trade Administration ⓘ Minority Business Development Agency ⓘ National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ Office of the Secretary of Commerce ⓘ
linked to:
Secretary of Commerce of the United States
United States Department of Commerce ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Department of Commerce
|
| ownedBy |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| partOf |
Federal Triangle complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Triangle station
|
| publicAccess | restricted ⓘ |
| significance | principal office of U.S. federal economic and trade agencies ⓘ |
| state | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 1401 Constitution Avenue NW ⓘ |
| use | office space ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Herbert C. Hoover Building Description of subject: The Herbert C. Hoover Building is a prominent federal office building in Washington, D.C., best known as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Herbert C. Hoover Building