Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building
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The Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building is a modernist high-rise office tower in Detroit, Michigan, designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki and noted for its elegant, minimalist façade.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building canonical | 3 |
| Michigan Consolidated Gas Building | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2567317 — 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: Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building Context triple: [Minoru Yamasaki, notableWork, Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building]
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A.
McClurg Building
The McClurg Building is a historic Chicago commercial structure recognized as a significant example of early skyscraper design by the architectural firm Holabird & Roche.
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B.
May Company Building
The May Company Building is a historic Streamline Moderne department store structure on Los Angeles’s Miracle Mile, now known for housing the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
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C.
Davis Building
The Davis Building is a facility located on the campus of the University of Texas at Martin (UTM), used for academic and institutional purposes.
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D.
Marquette Building
The Marquette Building is a landmark early Chicago School skyscraper in downtown Chicago, celebrated for its steel-frame construction and richly ornamented terra-cotta and mosaic detailing.
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E.
Kansas City Life Insurance Company Building
The Kansas City Life Insurance Company Building is a prominent early 20th-century office building in Kansas City, Missouri, recognized for its classical architectural design and role as the longtime headquarters of the Kansas City Life Insurance Company.
- 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: Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building Target entity description: The Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building is a modernist high-rise office tower in Detroit, Michigan, designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki and noted for its elegant, minimalist façade.
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A.
McClurg Building
The McClurg Building is a historic Chicago commercial structure recognized as a significant example of early skyscraper design by the architectural firm Holabird & Roche.
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B.
May Company Building
The May Company Building is a historic Streamline Moderne department store structure on Los Angeles’s Miracle Mile, now known for housing the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.
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C.
Davis Building
The Davis Building is a facility located on the campus of the University of Texas at Martin (UTM), used for academic and institutional purposes.
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D.
Marquette Building
The Marquette Building is a landmark early Chicago School skyscraper in downtown Chicago, celebrated for its steel-frame construction and richly ornamented terra-cotta and mosaic detailing.
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E.
Kansas City Life Insurance Company Building
The Kansas City Life Insurance Company Building is a prominent early 20th-century office building in Kansas City, Missouri, recognized for its classical architectural design and role as the longtime headquarters of the Kansas City Life Insurance Company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial building
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high-rise building ⓘ modernist building ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect | Minoru Yamasaki ⓘ |
| architectAlsoDesigned |
Prudential Plaza, Chicago
ⓘ
World Trade Center (original Twin Towers) ⓘ
linked to:
World Trade Center Twin Towers
|
| architecturalStyle |
International Style
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Modernism ⓘ |
| city | Detroit ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| currentName | One Woodward Avenue ⓘ |
| designFeature |
elevated plaza
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minimalist façade ⓘ narrow vertical window slits ⓘ open ground-level arcade ⓘ repetitive modular bays ⓘ |
| developer |
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
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linked to:
DTE Energy
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| façadeCharacter |
elegant
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minimalist ⓘ |
| façadeMaterial |
glass
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white marble ⓘ |
| formerName | Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building ⓘ |
| hasElevators | yes ⓘ |
| hasParking | adjacent parking facilities ⓘ |
| height |
125 metres
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approximately 417 feet ⓘ |
| locatedInDowntown | Downtown Detroit ⓘ |
| location |
Detroit, Michigan, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Detroit
|
| near |
Guardian Building
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Hart Plaza ⓘ Penobscot Building ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 32 ⓘ |
| occupant |
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
ⓘ
linked to:
DTE Energy
|
| openingDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| originalTenantIndustry | natural gas utility ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Campus Martius area
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linked to:
Campus Martius Park
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| primaryStructureType | office tower ⓘ |
| regionServedByOriginalTenant | Michigan ⓘ |
| roofFeature | mechanical penthouse ⓘ |
| significance |
early major commission of Minoru Yamasaki
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example of postwar corporate modernism in Detroit ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan
ⓘ
linked to:
Michigan (most of state)
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| streetAddress | One Woodward Avenue ⓘ |
| structuralSystem | steel frame ⓘ |
| use | office ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building Description of subject: The Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building is a modernist high-rise office tower in Detroit, Michigan, designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki and noted for its elegant, minimalist façade.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building
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formerName
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Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building
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linked to: Michigan Consolidated Gas Company Building