Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State

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Beaux-Arts building courthouse government building historic building judicial building

The Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State is a historic Beaux-Arts judicial building in Manhattan renowned for its ornate architecture and prominent role in the state’s appellate court system.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State canonical	2
Appellate Division Courthouse	1
Appellate Division, First Department Courthouse	1
New York County Supreme Court building	1
New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (courthouse building in the area)	1
courthouse for the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Judicial Department	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2595362 — 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: Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State
Context triple: [Flatiron District, hasLandmark, Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State]

A. Westchester County Courthouse
Westchester County Courthouse is the main judicial complex serving Westchester County, located in downtown White Plains, New York.
B. New York Court of Appeals Building
The New York Court of Appeals Building is the historic courthouse in Albany that houses New York State’s highest court.
C. Tompkins County Courthouse
Tompkins County Courthouse is a historic county government and judicial building located in Tompkins County, New York.
D. Rensselaer County Courthouse
The Rensselaer County Courthouse is a historic judicial building in downtown Troy, New York, noted for its architectural significance and role as the center of county legal proceedings.
E. Westchester County Office Building
The Westchester County Office Building is a government facility in Westchester County, New York, that houses key county administrative functions and legislative activities.
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: Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State
Target entity description: The Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State is a historic Beaux-Arts judicial building in Manhattan renowned for its ornate architecture and prominent role in the state’s appellate court system.

A. Westchester County Courthouse
Westchester County Courthouse is the main judicial complex serving Westchester County, located in downtown White Plains, New York.
B. New York Court of Appeals Building
The New York Court of Appeals Building is the historic courthouse in Albany that houses New York State’s highest court.
C. Tompkins County Courthouse
Tompkins County Courthouse is a historic county government and judicial building located in Tompkins County, New York.
D. Rensselaer County Courthouse
The Rensselaer County Courthouse is a historic judicial building in downtown Troy, New York, noted for its architectural significance and role as the center of county legal proceedings.
E. Westchester County Office Building
The Westchester County Office Building is a government facility in Westchester County, New York, that houses key county administrative functions and legislative activities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Beaux-Arts building ⓘ courthouse ⓘ government building ⓘ historic building ⓘ judicial building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Appellate Division Courthouse ⓘ linked to: Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State Appellate Division, First Department Courthouse ⓘ linked to: Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State
architect	James Brown Lord ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
borough	Manhattan ⓘ
completionDate	1900 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1896 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
faces	Madison Square Park ⓘ
function	hearing appeals from lower courts ⓘ
governingBody	State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York
hasArtwork	murals in the courtroom and public spaces ⓘ
hasColonnade	yes ⓘ
hasDome	no ⓘ
hasPortico	yes ⓘ
hasSculpturalProgram	yes ⓘ
hasSculpture	exterior statues representing famous lawgivers ⓘ
heritageDesignation	listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
houses	New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department ⓘ linked to: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York
inaugurationDate	1900 ⓘ
isPartOf	New York State Unified Court System ⓘ linked to: New York State Judiciary
jurisdictionServed	First Judicial Department of New York ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ The Bronx ⓘ
landmarkDesignationBy	New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission ⓘ
landmarkDesignationLevel	exterior landmark ⓘ interior landmark ⓘ
landmarkStatus	New York City Landmark ⓘ
locatedAtIntersection	Madison Avenue and East 25th Street ⓘ
locatedIn	Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York County ⓘ New York State ⓘ linked to: New York
materialUsed	marble ⓘ
neighborhood	Gramercy Park ⓘ linked to: Gramercy
notableFor	ornate Beaux-Arts façade ⓘ rich interior decoration ⓘ roofline statues of historical lawgivers ⓘ
numberOfStories	3 ⓘ
officialName	Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State ⓘ
owner	State of New York ⓘ linked to: New York
primaryFunction	courthouse for the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Judicial Department ⓘ linked to: Appellate Division Courthouse of New York State
publicAccess	open to the public subject to court security procedures ⓘ
streetAddress	27 Madison Avenue ⓘ

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