San Francisco City Hall
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San Francisco City Hall is a historic Beaux-Arts landmark in the city’s Civic Center, serving as the seat of government and a prominent architectural symbol of San Francisco.
All labels observed (14)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T138081 — 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: San Francisco City Hall Context triple: [San Francisco Board of Supervisors, headquartersLocation, San Francisco City Hall]
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A.
Los Angeles City Hall
Los Angeles City Hall is the historic and iconic main municipal building of Los Angeles, housing the mayor’s office and the city council chambers.
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B.
California State Capitol
The California State Capitol is the historic government building in Sacramento that houses the chambers and offices of the state's legislative and executive branches.
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C.
Coit Tower
Coit Tower is an iconic white concrete observation tower atop Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, known for its panoramic city views and historic Depression-era murals.
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D.
Berkeley Landmark
Berkeley Landmark is a local historic designation in Berkeley, California, recognizing buildings, structures, and sites of significant architectural, cultural, or historical importance.
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E.
Portland City Hall
Portland City Hall is the historic municipal building in downtown Portland, Oregon, that houses the offices and chambers of the city’s government.
- 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: San Francisco City Hall Target entity description: San Francisco City Hall is a historic Beaux-Arts landmark in the city’s Civic Center, serving as the seat of government and a prominent architectural symbol of San Francisco.
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A.
Los Angeles City Hall
Los Angeles City Hall is the historic and iconic main municipal building of Los Angeles, housing the mayor’s office and the city council chambers.
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B.
California State Capitol
The California State Capitol is the historic government building in Sacramento that houses the chambers and offices of the state's legislative and executive branches.
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C.
Coit Tower
Coit Tower is an iconic white concrete observation tower atop Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, known for its panoramic city views and historic Depression-era murals.
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D.
Berkeley Landmark
Berkeley Landmark is a local historic designation in Berkeley, California, recognizing buildings, structures, and sites of significant architectural, cultural, or historical importance.
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E.
Portland City Hall
Portland City Hall is the historic municipal building in downtown Portland, Oregon, that houses the offices and chambers of the city’s government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts building
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city hall ⓘ government building ⓘ historic building ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Civic Center Plaza ⓘ |
| architect |
Arthur Brown Jr.
ⓘ
John Bakewell Jr. ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | Bakewell & Brown ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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Classical Revival ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1915 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1913 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 37.7793°N 122.4192°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| domeHeight |
about 307 feet
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about 93 meters ⓘ |
| domeType | ornate ribbed dome ⓘ |
| floorCount | 4 ⓘ |
| function | seat of government of the City and County of San Francisco ⓘ |
| hasBasement | yes ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places listing
ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark ⓘ
linked to:
National Historic Landmark
|
| heritageDesignationDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| houses |
Office of the Mayor of San Francisco
ⓘ
San Francisco Board of Supervisors ⓘ San Francisco City Attorney ⓘ
linked to:
City Attorney of San Francisco
San Francisco County Clerk ⓘ |
| inception | 1915 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Civic Center, San Francisco
ⓘ
San Francisco ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
San Francisco County ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
granite
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sandstone ⓘ steel frame ⓘ |
| near |
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
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San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center ⓘ |
| notableFor |
grand ceremonial rotunda
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one of the tallest domes in the United States ⓘ prominent Beaux-Arts façade ⓘ |
| opened | December 28, 1915 ⓘ |
| owner |
City and County of San Francisco
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco County
|
| reasonForReplacement | destruction of previous city hall in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake ⓘ |
| renovation | seismic retrofit in the 1990s ⓘ |
| reopenedAfterRenovation | 1999 ⓘ |
| replaced |
Old San Francisco City Hall
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco City Hall
|
| usedFor |
civil marriage ceremonies
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political demonstrations on surrounding plaza ⓘ public events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Francisco City Hall Description of subject: San Francisco City Hall is a historic Beaux-Arts landmark in the city’s Civic Center, serving as the seat of government and a prominent architectural symbol of San Francisco.
Referenced by (54)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: San Francisco City Hall
linked to: San Francisco City Hall
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linked to: San Francisco City Hall
linked to: San Francisco City Hall
linked to: San Francisco City Hall
linked to: San Francisco City Hall
linked to: San Francisco City Hall
linked to: San Francisco City Hall
linked to: San Francisco City Hall
linked to: San Francisco City Hall
linked to: San Francisco City Hall
subject linked to:
Market Street
San Francisco Health Service System
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locatedIn
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San Francisco City Hall (administrative jurisdiction)
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linked to: San Francisco City Hall
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors
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meetsAt
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San Francisco City Hall
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subject linked to:
Civic Center/UN Plaza BART station
subject linked to:
Civic Center/UN Plaza BART station