Paul J. Pelz
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Paul J. Pelz was a 19th-century German-American architect best known for designing prominent institutional and public buildings in the United States, including major works in Washington, D.C.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul J. Pelz canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2468395 — 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: Paul J. Pelz Context triple: [Healy Hall, architect, Paul J. Pelz]
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A.
Ernst B. Haas
Ernst B. Haas was a pioneering political scientist best known for developing neofunctionalist theory of regional integration, particularly in the context of European integration studies.
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B.
Frederic J. Brown Jr.
Frederic J. Brown Jr. was a United States Army general best known for his leadership in the Korean War, particularly during the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge.
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C.
W. W. Ambrose
W. W. Ambrose was an architect known for designing the Main Interior Building in Washington, D.C., the headquarters of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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D.
David Edgar Herold
David Edgar Herold was an American accomplice of John Wilkes Booth who aided in the escape after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and was later executed for his role in the conspiracy.
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E.
Fritz J. Russ
Fritz J. Russ was an American engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur whose contributions to engineering led to the establishment of a major international engineering prize in his and his wife's honor.
- 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: Paul J. Pelz Target entity description: Paul J. Pelz was a 19th-century German-American architect best known for designing prominent institutional and public buildings in the United States, including major works in Washington, D.C.
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A.
Ernst B. Haas
Ernst B. Haas was a pioneering political scientist best known for developing neofunctionalist theory of regional integration, particularly in the context of European integration studies.
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B.
Frederic J. Brown Jr.
Frederic J. Brown Jr. was a United States Army general best known for his leadership in the Korean War, particularly during the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge.
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C.
W. W. Ambrose
W. W. Ambrose was an architect known for designing the Main Interior Building in Washington, D.C., the headquarters of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
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D.
David Edgar Herold
David Edgar Herold was an American accomplice of John Wilkes Booth who aided in the escape after the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and was later executed for his role in the conspiracy.
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E.
Fritz J. Russ
Fritz J. Russ was an American engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur whose contributions to engineering led to the establishment of a major international engineering prize in his and his wife's honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-American
ⓘ
architect ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Baltimore, Maryland
ⓘ
linked to:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1841-11-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of Prussia
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
Seitendorf, Silesia ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith | John L. Smithmeyer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Prussia
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1918-03-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| designed |
Carroll Hall, Georgetown University
ⓘ
Convent of the Visitation, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
linked to:
Visitation Convent and Academy
Copley Hall, Georgetown University ⓘ Healy Hall, Georgetown University ⓘ Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Jefferson Building
Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, Baltimore ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church
St. Paul’s English Lutheran Church, Washington, D.C. ⓘ U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing building (original) ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
U.S. Naval Observatory (new building) ⓘ
linked to:
United States Naval Observatory grounds
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| employer |
Architect of the Capitol (as consulting architect)
ⓘ
linked to:
Architect of the Capitol
Office of the Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury ⓘ U.S. Lighthouse Board ⓘ
linked to:
United States Lighthouse Board
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| familyName | Pelz ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic Revival architecture
ⓘ
Romanesque Revival architecture ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| name | Paul J. Pelz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-designing the Library of Congress Main Building
ⓘ
designing major institutional and public buildings in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Carroll Hall, Georgetown University
ⓘ
Church of the Covenant (now National Presbyterian Church), Washington, D.C. ⓘ Convent of the Visitation, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
linked to:
Visitation Convent and Academy
Copley Hall, Georgetown University ⓘ Corcoran Gallery of Art (additions and alterations) ⓘ
linked to:
Corcoran Gallery of Art (original building)
Healy Hall, Georgetown University ⓘ Library of Congress Main Building ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Jefferson Building
Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Jefferson Building
Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, Baltimore ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church
St. Paul’s English Lutheran Church, Washington, D.C. ⓘ U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing building (original) ⓘ
linked to:
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
U.S. Naval Observatory (new building) ⓘ
linked to:
United States Naval Observatory grounds
Washington, D.C. row houses and residences ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| residence | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (8)
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