Hancock Place
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Hancock Place is the iconic glass-clad skyscraper in Boston’s Back Bay, renowned as the tallest building in New England and a landmark of modernist architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hancock Place canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2896399 — 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: Hancock Place Context triple: [John Hancock Tower, Boston, alsoKnownAs, Hancock Place]
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A.
Eastman Court
Eastman Court is a landscaped green space on MIT’s Cambridge campus that serves as a central outdoor area for relaxation, gatherings, and campus events.
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B.
Jubilee Place
Jubilee Place is an underground shopping mall in London’s Canary Wharf financial district, featuring a range of retail stores, eateries, and services.
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C.
Harbor Court
Harbor Court is a mixed-use high-rise complex in Honolulu known for its residential condominiums and proximity to the city’s waterfront and business district.
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D.
Huntington Place
Huntington Place is a major convention center in downtown Detroit, Michigan, known for hosting large-scale events and trade shows.
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E.
McMorran Place
McMorran Place is a multi-purpose arena and entertainment complex in downtown Port Huron, Michigan, hosting sports events, concerts, and community 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: Hancock Place Target entity description: Hancock Place is the iconic glass-clad skyscraper in Boston’s Back Bay, renowned as the tallest building in New England and a landmark of modernist architecture.
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A.
Eastman Court
Eastman Court is a landscaped green space on MIT’s Cambridge campus that serves as a central outdoor area for relaxation, gatherings, and campus events.
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B.
Jubilee Place
Jubilee Place is an underground shopping mall in London’s Canary Wharf financial district, featuring a range of retail stores, eateries, and services.
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C.
Harbor Court
Harbor Court is a mixed-use high-rise complex in Honolulu known for its residential condominiums and proximity to the city’s waterfront and business district.
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D.
Huntington Place
Huntington Place is a major convention center in downtown Detroit, Michigan, known for hosting large-scale events and trade shows.
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E.
McMorran Place
McMorran Place is a multi-purpose arena and entertainment complex in downtown Port Huron, Michigan, hosting sports events, concerts, and community activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
modernist building ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| address | 200 Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
200 Clarendon Street
ⓘ
John Hancock Tower ⓘ
linked to:
John Hancock Tower, Boston
|
| architect | Henry N. Cobb ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm |
I. M. Pei & Partners
ⓘ
linked to:
I. M. Pei & Associates
|
| architecturalStyle | Modernism ⓘ |
| category |
Modernist architecture in the United States
ⓘ
Skyscrapers in Boston ⓘ |
| city |
Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| constructionStart | 1968 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designFeature |
minimalist exterior detailing
ⓘ
reflective blue glass ⓘ slender parallelogram plan ⓘ |
| developer | John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company ⓘ |
| elevatorCount | over 30 elevators ⓘ |
| facade | glass curtain wall ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 2,000,000 sq ft ⓘ |
| height |
240 m
ⓘ
790 ft ⓘ |
| location |
Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Back Bay
|
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company ⓘ |
| near | Trinity Church in the City of Boston ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Back Bay ⓘ |
| notableFor |
glass curtain wall failures during early years
ⓘ
iconic presence on Boston skyline ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 60 ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Copley Square
ⓘ
linked to:
Copley Square, Boston
|
| owner |
Boston Properties (historical/major owner)
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston Properties
|
| rank |
tallest building in Boston
ⓘ
tallest building in New England ⓘ |
| regionTallestUntil | 2010s ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| structuralEngineer | LeMessurier Consultants ⓘ |
| toppedOut | 1975 ⓘ |
| use |
observation and mechanical floors
ⓘ
office ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1976 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hancock Place Description of subject: Hancock Place is the iconic glass-clad skyscraper in Boston’s Back Bay, renowned as the tallest building in New England and a landmark of modernist architecture.
Referenced by (3)
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