George B. Post & Sons
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George B. Post & Sons was a prominent American architectural firm known for designing major public and commercial buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George B. Post & Sons canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3302433 — 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: George B. Post & Sons Context triple: [Wisconsin State Capitol, builder, George B. Post & Sons]
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A.
D. H. Burnham & Company
D. H. Burnham & Company was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century American architectural firm led by Daniel H. Burnham, known for its influential skyscraper designs and major urban planning projects.
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B.
Holabird & Roche
Holabird & Roche was a prominent Chicago-based architectural firm known for its influential early skyscraper designs and major civic projects in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Parsons Brinckerhoff is a global engineering and professional services firm known for its major infrastructure and transportation projects.
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D.
Edward Durell Stone & Associates
Edward Durell Stone & Associates was the architectural firm founded by prominent American modernist architect Edward Durell Stone, known for designing notable mid-20th-century buildings in the United States and abroad.
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E.
Emery Roth & Sons
Emery Roth & Sons was a prominent 20th-century American architectural firm known for designing numerous notable skyscrapers and commercial buildings, particularly in New York City.
- 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: George B. Post & Sons Target entity description: George B. Post & Sons was a prominent American architectural firm known for designing major public and commercial buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
D. H. Burnham & Company
D. H. Burnham & Company was a prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century American architectural firm led by Daniel H. Burnham, known for its influential skyscraper designs and major urban planning projects.
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B.
Holabird & Roche
Holabird & Roche was a prominent Chicago-based architectural firm known for its influential early skyscraper designs and major civic projects in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Parsons Brinckerhoff
Parsons Brinckerhoff is a global engineering and professional services firm known for its major infrastructure and transportation projects.
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D.
Edward Durell Stone & Associates
Edward Durell Stone & Associates was the architectural firm founded by prominent American modernist architect Edward Durell Stone, known for designing notable mid-20th-century buildings in the United States and abroad.
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E.
Emery Roth & Sons
Emery Roth & Sons was a prominent 20th-century American architectural firm known for designing numerous notable skyscrapers and commercial buildings, particularly in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American architectural firm
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architectural firm ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| architecturalStyleUsed |
Beaux-Arts
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Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | George Browne Post ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| designedTypeOfBuilding |
newspaper office buildings
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state capitol buildings ⓘ stock exchange buildings ⓘ university buildings ⓘ |
| era | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| field | architecture ⓘ |
| focus |
large commercial commissions
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major public commissions ⓘ |
| hasFounder | George B. Post ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson | George B. Post ⓘ |
| hasOfficeLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| industry | architecture ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| namedAfter | George B. Post ⓘ |
| notableFor |
design of commercial buildings
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design of public buildings ⓘ |
| notableWork |
City College of New York main campus
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linked to:
City College of New York main building
Cornelius Vanderbilt II House ⓘ
linked to:
Cornelius Vanderbilt II House, New York City
New York Produce Exchange ⓘ
linked to:
New York Produce Exchange building
New York Stock Exchange Building ⓘ New York Times Building (41 Park Row) ⓘ
linked to:
New York Times Building
New York World Building ⓘ St. Paul’s Chapel at Columbia University ⓘ
linked to:
St. Paul’s Chapel
Wisconsin State Capitol ⓘ |
| operatedInCity | New York City ⓘ |
| reputation | prominent American architectural practice ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
civic architecture
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institutional buildings ⓘ skyscraper design ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George B. Post & Sons Description of subject: George B. Post & Sons was a prominent American architectural firm known for designing major public and commercial buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.