Leland Tower
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Leland Tower is a historic high-rise building in downtown Aurora, Illinois, once the tallest building in the state outside Chicago and a prominent local landmark.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leland Tower canonical | 6 |
| Leland Tower hotel | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2068169 — 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: Leland Tower Context triple: [Aurora, Illinois, hasLandmark, Leland Tower]
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A.
Murney Tower
Murney Tower is a 19th-century stone Martello tower and National Historic Site that forms part of the historic waterfront fortifications in Kingston, Ontario.
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B.
Enger Tower
Enger Tower is a historic stone observation tower in Duluth, Minnesota, offering panoramic views of the city, Lake Superior, and the surrounding landscape.
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C.
Bancroft Tower
Bancroft Tower is a Romanesque-style stone folly and historic monument in Worcester, Massachusetts, built in the late 19th century as a memorial to statesman George Bancroft.
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D.
Shell Tower
Shell Tower, now known as A’DAM Tower, is a prominent high-rise landmark in Amsterdam that has been transformed from a former corporate office building into a mixed-use cultural, entertainment, and business hub overlooking the IJ river.
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E.
Marathon Tower
Marathon Tower was a prominent architectural feature of the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Stadium, serving as a symbolic focal point for the Games and the marathon event.
- 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: Leland Tower Target entity description: Leland Tower is a historic high-rise building in downtown Aurora, Illinois, once the tallest building in the state outside Chicago and a prominent local landmark.
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A.
Murney Tower
Murney Tower is a 19th-century stone Martello tower and National Historic Site that forms part of the historic waterfront fortifications in Kingston, Ontario.
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B.
Enger Tower
Enger Tower is a historic stone observation tower in Duluth, Minnesota, offering panoramic views of the city, Lake Superior, and the surrounding landscape.
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C.
Bancroft Tower
Bancroft Tower is a Romanesque-style stone folly and historic monument in Worcester, Massachusetts, built in the late 19th century as a memorial to statesman George Bancroft.
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D.
Shell Tower
Shell Tower, now known as A’DAM Tower, is a prominent high-rise landmark in Amsterdam that has been transformed from a former corporate office building into a mixed-use cultural, entertainment, and business hub overlooking the IJ river.
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E.
Marathon Tower
Marathon Tower was a prominent architectural feature of the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Stadium, serving as a symbolic focal point for the Games and the marathon event.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-rise building
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historic building ⓘ landmark ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| address | 7 South Stolp Avenue, Aurora, Illinois ⓘ |
| architect |
Fugard & Knapp
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Graven & Mayger ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| category |
Art Deco architecture in Illinois
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Buildings and structures in Aurora, Illinois ⓘ Residential skyscrapers in Illinois ⓘ Skyscraper hotels in Illinois ⓘ |
| city | Aurora, Illinois ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| developer | Leland Hotel Company ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
setback tower design
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steel-frame construction ⓘ terra cotta ornamentation ⓘ |
| hasLocalLandmarkStatus | prominent local landmark in Aurora ⓘ |
| height |
81 meters
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approximately 265 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aurora, Illinois
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Illinois ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| locatedOn | Stolp Island ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arthur Leland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a prominent feature of the Aurora skyline
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historic significance in downtown Aurora ⓘ |
| nrhpListingDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| nrhpType | contributing property ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 22 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| originalFunction | hotel ⓘ |
| originalName | Hotel Arthur Leland ⓘ |
| overlooks | Fox River ⓘ |
| partOf | Stolp Island Historic District ⓘ |
| region | Kane County, Illinois ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| use |
commercial space
ⓘ
residential apartments ⓘ |
| wasTallestBuildingIn | Illinois outside Chicago ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leland Tower Description of subject: Leland Tower is a historic high-rise building in downtown Aurora, Illinois, once the tallest building in the state outside Chicago and a prominent local landmark.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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