Main Immigration Building

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Ellis Island building historic building immigration station building

The Main Immigration Building is the historic Ellis Island structure where millions of immigrants were processed upon arrival to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Label	Occurrences
Ellis Island Immigration Station main building	2
Ellis Island Main Immigration Building	1
Ellis Island Main Immigration Station Buildings	1
Immigrant Inspection Hall	1
Main Immigration Building canonical	1
U.S. Immigration Station buildings on Ellis Island	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T317182 — 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: Main Immigration Building
Context triple: [Ellis Island, hasBuilding, Main Immigration Building]

A. Herbert C. Hoover Building
The Herbert C. Hoover Building is a prominent federal office building in Washington, D.C., best known as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
B. Harry S. Truman Building
The Harry S. Truman Building is a large federal office building in Washington, D.C., that houses the main offices and leadership of the U.S. foreign affairs apparatus.
C. John Adams Building
The John Adams Building is one of the main Library of Congress structures in Washington, D.C., known for its Art Deco architecture and extensive research collections.
D. William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building
The William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building is a historic government complex in Washington, D.C., that houses major federal offices and serves as the central workplace for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
E. James A. Farley Building
The James A. Farley Building is a historic Beaux-Arts former main post office in Manhattan that has been transformed into the Moynihan Train Hall, a major expansion of New York City’s Penn Station.
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: Main Immigration Building
Target entity description: The Main Immigration Building is the historic Ellis Island structure where millions of immigrants were processed upon arrival to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

A. Herbert C. Hoover Building
The Herbert C. Hoover Building is a prominent federal office building in Washington, D.C., best known as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
B. Harry S. Truman Building
The Harry S. Truman Building is a large federal office building in Washington, D.C., that houses the main offices and leadership of the U.S. foreign affairs apparatus.
C. John Adams Building
The John Adams Building is one of the main Library of Congress structures in Washington, D.C., known for its Art Deco architecture and extensive research collections.
D. William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building
The William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building is a historic government complex in Washington, D.C., that houses major federal offices and serves as the central workplace for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
E. James A. Farley Building
The James A. Farley Building is a historic Beaux-Arts former main post office in Manhattan that has been transformed into the Moynihan Train Hall, a major expansion of New York City’s Penn Station.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Ellis Island building ⓘ historic building ⓘ immigration station building ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Ellis Island Main Building ⓘ linked to: Ellis Island Ellis Island Main Immigration Building ⓘ linked to: Main Immigration Building
architecturalStyle	Beaux-Arts ⓘ
associatedWith	Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration ⓘ linked to: Ellis Island
connectedTo	Ellis Island ferry docks ⓘ linked to: Ellis Island
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentUse	exhibition space ⓘ museum space ⓘ
era	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
hasFeature	baggage rooms ⓘ detention rooms ⓘ inspection rooms ⓘ large central hall ⓘ medical examination areas ⓘ offices for immigration officials ⓘ registry room ⓘ waiting areas for immigrants ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of Statue of Liberty National Monument ⓘ
historicalRole	gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States ⓘ
locatedIn	Ellis Island ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York Harbor ⓘ linked to: New York Harbor estuarine system New York State ⓘ linked to: New York United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
nearbyWaterBody	Upper New York Bay ⓘ
notableFor	processing the majority of immigrants arriving at Ellis Island ⓘ symbol of American immigration history ⓘ
operatedBy	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
partOf	Ellis Island Immigration Station ⓘ linked to: Ellis Island
roofMaterial	red tile ⓘ
significance	primary processing center for immigrants entering the United States through Ellis Island ⓘ
startUse	1892 ⓘ
timePeriodOfSignificance	circa 1892–1924 ⓘ
usedFor	detention of immigrants ⓘ immigrant processing ⓘ legal inspection of immigrants ⓘ medical inspection of immigrants ⓘ registration of immigrants ⓘ
visitorAccess	open to the public as part of Ellis Island tours ⓘ

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