Tennessee State Capitol

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government building historic building state capitol building

The Tennessee State Capitol is a historic Greek Revival-style government building in Nashville that houses the chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly and the offices of the governor.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Tennessee State Capitol canonical	21
Tennessee State Capitol Complex	1
Tennessee State Capitol complex	1
Tennessee State Capitol main building	1
Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville	1
Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1897452 — 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: Tennessee State Capitol
Context triple: [Davidson County, contains, Tennessee State Capitol]

A. Mississippi State Capitol
The Mississippi State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Mississippi, housing its legislature and key executive offices in a prominent Beaux-Arts style building.
B. Arkansas State Capitol
The Arkansas State Capitol is the domed, neoclassical seat of Arkansas's state government, housing its legislature and governor's offices in Little Rock.
C. Alabama State Capitol
The Alabama State Capitol is a historic government building in Montgomery, Alabama, best known as the endpoint of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches and a key site in the struggle for voting rights.
D. Missouri State Capitol
The Missouri State Capitol is the seat of Missouri's state government, known for its grand domed architecture and prominent location overlooking the Missouri River.
E. Memphis City Hall
Memphis City Hall is the primary municipal government building of Memphis, Tennessee, housing the offices and chambers where the city’s executive and legislative functions are conducted.
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: Tennessee State Capitol
Target entity description: The Tennessee State Capitol is a historic Greek Revival-style government building in Nashville that houses the chambers of the Tennessee General Assembly and the offices of the governor.

A. Mississippi State Capitol
The Mississippi State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Mississippi, housing its legislature and key executive offices in a prominent Beaux-Arts style building.
B. Arkansas State Capitol
The Arkansas State Capitol is the domed, neoclassical seat of Arkansas's state government, housing its legislature and governor's offices in Little Rock.
C. Alabama State Capitol
The Alabama State Capitol is a historic government building in Montgomery, Alabama, best known as the endpoint of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches and a key site in the struggle for voting rights.
D. Missouri State Capitol
The Missouri State Capitol is the seat of Missouri's state government, known for its grand domed architecture and prominent location overlooking the Missouri River.
E. Memphis City Hall
Memphis City Hall is the primary municipal government building of Memphis, Tennessee, housing the offices and chambers where the city’s executive and legislative functions are conducted.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government building ⓘ historic building ⓘ state capitol building ⓘ
architect	Harvey Ackroyd ⓘ William Strickland ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Greek Revival ⓘ linked to: Greek Revival architecture
category	Buildings and structures in Nashville, Tennessee ⓘ Government buildings completed in 1859 ⓘ Greek Revival architecture in Tennessee ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Tennessee ⓘ State capitols in the United States ⓘ
city	Nashville ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1845 ⓘ
coordinates	36.165°N 86.784°W ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
designated	National Historic Landmark ⓘ
function	seat of government of the State of Tennessee ⓘ
governingBody	State of Tennessee ⓘ linked to: Tennessee
hasBurialSiteOf	James K. Polk ⓘ Sarah Childress Polk ⓘ
hasDome	no ⓘ
hasFeature	central tower ⓘ classical temple form ⓘ porticoes with Ionic columns ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter	yes ⓘ
height	approximately 206 feet ⓘ
houses	Office of the Governor of Tennessee ⓘ Tennessee General Assembly ⓘ Tennessee House of Representatives chamber ⓘ linked to: Tennessee House of Representatives Tennessee Senate chamber ⓘ linked to: Tennessee Senate
inaugurationDate	1859 ⓘ
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn	Davidson County, Tennessee ⓘ
materialUsed	limestone ⓘ marble ⓘ
namedAfter	State of Tennessee ⓘ linked to: Tennessee
near	Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park ⓘ
NHLDesignationDate	1971 ⓘ
NRHPListingDate	1966 ⓘ
NRHPReferenceNumber	66000722 ⓘ
ownedBy	State of Tennessee ⓘ linked to: Tennessee
partOf	Tennessee State Capitol Complex ⓘ linked to: Tennessee State Capitol
publicAccess	open for guided tours ⓘ
state	Tennessee ⓘ
surmounts	Capitol Hill in Nashville ⓘ
usedFor	ceremonial events ⓘ legislative sessions ⓘ public tours ⓘ

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Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Davidson County → contains → Tennessee State Capitol ⓘ

Tennessee State Capitol annex and interiors → partOf → Tennessee State Capitol ⓘ

Tennessee State Capitol annex and interiors → locatedInBuilding → Tennessee State Capitol main building ⓘ