Old State House (Hartford)
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The Old State House in Hartford is a historic 18th-century government building that served as Connecticut’s state capitol before being succeeded by the current Connecticut State Capitol.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old State House (Hartford) canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1930956 — 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: Old State House (Hartford) Context triple: [Connecticut State Capitol, replaced, Old State House (Hartford)]
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A.
New Haven City Hall
New Haven City Hall is the historic municipal government building of New Haven, Connecticut, known for its distinctive architecture and central civic role in the city.
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B.
Meriden City Hall
Meriden City Hall is the central municipal government building for the city of Meriden, Connecticut, housing key administrative offices and public services.
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C.
New Haven County Courthouse
The New Haven County Courthouse is a historic judicial building in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, known for its prominent Beaux-Arts architecture and role as a key center of the region’s legal system.
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D.
Faneuil Hall
Faneuil Hall is a historic marketplace and meeting hall in downtown Boston that played a key role as a gathering place for American colonists during the Revolutionary era.
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E.
Connecticut State Capitol
The Connecticut State Capitol is a historic, gold-domed government building in Hartford that houses the state’s General Assembly and key executive offices.
- 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: Old State House (Hartford) Target entity description: The Old State House in Hartford is a historic 18th-century government building that served as Connecticut’s state capitol before being succeeded by the current Connecticut State Capitol.
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A.
New Haven City Hall
New Haven City Hall is the historic municipal government building of New Haven, Connecticut, known for its distinctive architecture and central civic role in the city.
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B.
Meriden City Hall
Meriden City Hall is the central municipal government building for the city of Meriden, Connecticut, housing key administrative offices and public services.
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C.
New Haven County Courthouse
The New Haven County Courthouse is a historic judicial building in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, known for its prominent Beaux-Arts architecture and role as a key center of the region’s legal system.
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D.
Faneuil Hall
Faneuil Hall is a historic marketplace and meeting hall in downtown Boston that played a key role as a gathering place for American colonists during the Revolutionary era.
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E.
Connecticut State Capitol
The Connecticut State Capitol is a historic, gold-domed government building in Hartford that houses the state’s General Assembly and key executive offices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former state capitol
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government building ⓘ historic building ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architect | Charles Bulfinch ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Federal architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Hartford, Connecticut
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Government buildings completed in 1796 ⓘ Historic district contributing properties in Connecticut ⓘ Museums in Hartford, Connecticut ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut ⓘ State capitols in the United States ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1796 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1792 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 41.766°N 72.672°W ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
artifacts related to Hartford history
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exhibits on Connecticut political history ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
city hall
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museum of state history ⓘ state capitol building ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Representative chamber
ⓘ
Senate chamber ⓘ courtroom ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
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| inception | 1796 ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricDistrict | Hartford Downtown historic area ⓘ |
| location |
Hartford, Connecticut
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linked to:
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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| managedBy | Connecticut General Assembly ⓘ |
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| NHLDesignationDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
State of Connecticut
ⓘ
linked to:
Connecticut
|
| replacedBy | Connecticut State Capitol ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
served as meeting place of the Connecticut General Assembly
ⓘ
site of early Connecticut legislative and judicial proceedings ⓘ |
| situatedOn | Main Street, Hartford ⓘ |
| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAsStateCapitolFrom | 1796 ⓘ |
| usedAsStateCapitolUntil | 1878 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old State House (Hartford) Description of subject: The Old State House in Hartford is a historic 18th-century government building that served as Connecticut’s state capitol before being succeeded by the current Connecticut State Capitol.
Referenced by (4)
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