Alico Building
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The Alico Building is a historic early 20th-century high-rise office tower and prominent feature of the downtown Waco, Texas skyline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alico Building canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4281880 — 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: Alico Building Context triple: [Waco, Texas, hasLandmark, Alico Building]
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A.
Amoco Building
The Amoco Building, now known as the Aon Center, is a prominent modernist skyscraper in downtown Chicago and one of the tallest buildings in the city.
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B.
Comerica Bank Tower
Comerica Bank Tower is a prominent postmodern skyscraper in the Dallas skyline, known for its distinctive stepped design and role as a major office building in the city’s central business district.
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C.
Sanford Building
The Sanford Building is the main academic and administrative facility that houses Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy.
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D.
Raymond Building
Raymond Building is a key academic and research facility located on McGill University's Macdonald Campus.
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E.
Leacock Building
The Leacock Building is a major academic and classroom complex at McGill University’s downtown Montreal campus, housing numerous lecture halls, offices, and social science departments.
- 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: Alico Building Target entity description: The Alico Building is a historic early 20th-century high-rise office tower and prominent feature of the downtown Waco, Texas skyline.
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A.
Amoco Building
The Amoco Building, now known as the Aon Center, is a prominent modernist skyscraper in downtown Chicago and one of the tallest buildings in the city.
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B.
Comerica Bank Tower
Comerica Bank Tower is a prominent postmodern skyscraper in the Dallas skyline, known for its distinctive stepped design and role as a major office building in the city’s central business district.
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C.
Sanford Building
The Sanford Building is the main academic and administrative facility that houses Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy.
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D.
Raymond Building
Raymond Building is a key academic and research facility located on McGill University's Macdonald Campus.
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E.
Leacock Building
The Leacock Building is a major academic and classroom complex at McGill University’s downtown Montreal campus, housing numerous lecture halls, offices, and social science departments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-rise building
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Chicago School
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago School of Architecture
|
| category |
Buildings and structures in Waco, Texas
ⓘ
Historic office buildings in the United States ⓘ Office buildings completed in 1911 ⓘ Skyscrapers in Texas ⓘ |
| city |
Waco
ⓘ
linked to:
Waco, Texas
|
| completionDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1910 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| damageFrom | 1953 Waco tornado ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| floorCount | 22 ⓘ |
| function | office space ⓘ |
| hasAddress |
downtown Waco, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Downtown Waco
|
| hasElevators | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ornamental cornice
ⓘ
setback design ⓘ steel frame structure ⓘ |
| hasSignage | large rooftop ALICO sign ⓘ |
| height | about 282 feet ⓘ |
| historicSignificance |
early 20th-century high-rise construction in Texas
ⓘ
one of the oldest skyscrapers in Texas ⓘ |
| landmarkStatus | local landmark in Waco ⓘ |
| location | Waco, Texas ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ terra cotta ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Amicable Life Insurance Company ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a prominent feature of the Waco skyline ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| originalName | Amicable Building ⓘ |
| owner | American-Amicable Life Insurance Company ⓘ |
| partOf | downtown Waco skyline ⓘ |
| primaryUse | corporate offices ⓘ |
| region |
Central Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
central Texas
|
| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| significanceToCity | symbol of Waco’s economic development in early 1900s ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| status | standing ⓘ |
| survivedEvent | 1953 Waco tornado ⓘ |
| use | commercial ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | various parts of Waco ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alico Building Description of subject: The Alico Building is a historic early 20th-century high-rise office tower and prominent feature of the downtown Waco, Texas skyline.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.