U.S. Courthouse, Seattle
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The U.S. Courthouse in Seattle is a federal judicial building that houses the United States District Court and related federal legal offices serving the Seattle area.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2742090 — 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: U.S. Courthouse, Seattle Context triple: [Western District of Washington, hasCourthouse, U.S. Courthouse, Seattle]
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A.
King County Courthouse
The King County Courthouse is a historic government building in Seattle that serves as the primary courthouse for King County’s superior and district courts.
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B.
Seattle City Hall
Seattle City Hall is the modern civic headquarters of the City of Seattle, Washington, known for its contemporary glass-and-steel architecture and public plaza in the downtown area.
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C.
Multnomah County Courthouse
Multnomah County Courthouse is a major judicial building in downtown Portland, Oregon, housing county courts and legal offices that serve as a central hub for the region’s justice system.
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D.
Seafirst Building (Seattle)
The Seafirst Building in Seattle is a prominent modernist high-rise office tower that long served as a major financial and corporate hub in the city’s downtown skyline.
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E.
Bellevue City Hall
Bellevue City Hall is the primary municipal government building and administrative center for the city of Bellevue, Washington.
- 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: U.S. Courthouse, Seattle Target entity description: The U.S. Courthouse in Seattle is a federal judicial building that houses the United States District Court and related federal legal offices serving the Seattle area.
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A.
King County Courthouse
The King County Courthouse is a historic government building in Seattle that serves as the primary courthouse for King County’s superior and district courts.
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B.
Seattle City Hall
Seattle City Hall is the modern civic headquarters of the City of Seattle, Washington, known for its contemporary glass-and-steel architecture and public plaza in the downtown area.
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C.
Multnomah County Courthouse
Multnomah County Courthouse is a major judicial building in downtown Portland, Oregon, housing county courts and legal offices that serve as a central hub for the region’s justice system.
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D.
Seafirst Building (Seattle)
The Seafirst Building in Seattle is a prominent modernist high-rise office tower that long served as a major financial and corporate hub in the city’s downtown skyline.
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E.
Bellevue City Hall
Bellevue City Hall is the primary municipal government building and administrative center for the city of Bellevue, Washington.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal courthouse
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government building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| buildingType | high-rise ⓘ |
| category |
Courthouses in Washington (state)
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Federal courthouses in the United States ⓘ Government buildings in Seattle ⓘ Skyscraper office buildings in Seattle ⓘ |
| coordinates | 47.613°N 122.336°W ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateCompleted | 2004 ⓘ |
| function |
federal judiciary facility
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trial court facility ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
clerks’ offices
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holding cells ⓘ judges’ chambers ⓘ jury assembly rooms ⓘ public lobby ⓘ secure parking ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionLevel | federal ⓘ |
| hasSecurityFeature |
blast-resistant design elements
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controlled public entrances ⓘ setback from street ⓘ |
| height | approximately 390 feet ⓘ |
| houses |
United States District Court for the Western District of Washington
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federal courtrooms ⓘ federal judicial chambers ⓘ federal legal offices ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Western District of Washington ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
King County, Washington
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linked to:
King County
Seattle ⓘ Washington (state) ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
downtown Seattle ⓘ |
| managedBy |
General Services Administration
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linked to:
U.S. General Services Administration
|
| numberOfStories | 23 ⓘ |
| opened | 2004 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf | federal court system of the United States ⓘ |
| postalCode | 98101 ⓘ |
| regionServed | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| replaced |
United States Courthouse, 1010 Fifth Avenue, Seattle
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linked to:
U.S. Courthouse, Seattle
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| serves |
Seattle metropolitan area
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United States District Court for the Western District of Washington ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 700 Stewart Street ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civil trials
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criminal trials ⓘ federal hearings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: U.S. Courthouse, Seattle Description of subject: The U.S. Courthouse in Seattle is a federal judicial building that houses the United States District Court and related federal legal offices serving the Seattle area.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: U.S. Courthouse, Seattle
linked to: U.S. Courthouse, Seattle
subject linked to:
World War II Medal of Honor recipient William Kenzo Nakamura
linked to: U.S. Courthouse, Seattle