PSFS Building

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International Style building modernist high-rise office building skyscraper

The PSFS Building is a landmark early International Style skyscraper in Philadelphia, renowned as one of the first modernist high-rises in the United States.

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Label	Occurrences
PSFS Building canonical	6

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4624384 — 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: PSFS Building
Context triple: [Philadelphia skyline, hasPart, PSFS Building]

A. SIS Building
The SIS Building is the distinctive riverside headquarters of the United Kingdom's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) located at Vauxhall Cross in London.
B. Spirella Building
The Spirella Building is a historic former corset factory in Letchworth Garden City, England, noted for its distinctive early 20th-century architecture and role in the town’s industrial heritage.
C. Martin Building
The Martin Building is a key architectural wing of the Denver Art Museum, known for housing a significant portion of the museum’s art collections and exhibitions.
D. Focsa Building
The Focsa Building is a prominent mid-20th-century modernist high-rise in Havana, Cuba, known as one of the tallest and most iconic residential structures in the city.
E. Solow Building
The Solow Building is a distinctive modernist skyscraper on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, known for its sloping façade and sleek glass-and-marble design.
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: PSFS Building
Target entity description: The PSFS Building is a landmark early International Style skyscraper in Philadelphia, renowned as one of the first modernist high-rises in the United States.

A. SIS Building
The SIS Building is the distinctive riverside headquarters of the United Kingdom's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) located at Vauxhall Cross in London.
B. Spirella Building
The Spirella Building is a historic former corset factory in Letchworth Garden City, England, noted for its distinctive early 20th-century architecture and role in the town’s industrial heritage.
C. Martin Building
The Martin Building is a key architectural wing of the Denver Art Museum, known for housing a significant portion of the museum’s art collections and exhibitions.
D. Focsa Building
The Focsa Building is a prominent mid-20th-century modernist high-rise in Havana, Cuba, known as one of the tallest and most iconic residential structures in the city.
E. Solow Building
The Solow Building is a distinctive modernist skyscraper on Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, known for its sloping façade and sleek glass-and-marble design.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	International Style building ⓘ modernist high-rise ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ
address	1200 Market Street, Philadelphia ⓘ
architect	George Howe ⓘ William Lescaze ⓘ
architecturalStyle	International Style ⓘ Modernism ⓘ
category	Bank headquarters buildings in the United States ⓘ Modernist architecture in Pennsylvania ⓘ Skyscrapers in Philadelphia ⓘ
completionDate	1932 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentUse	Loews Philadelphia Hotel ⓘ
developer	Philadelphia Savings Fund Society ⓘ linked to: PSFS (Philadelphia Savings Fund Society)
district	Center City Philadelphia ⓘ
floorCount	approximately 33 ⓘ
formerUse	bank headquarters ⓘ
hasElevator	true ⓘ
hasObservationFeature	upper-floor city views ⓘ
hasSignificantFeature	curtain wall elements ⓘ integrated air conditioning system ⓘ large rooftop PSFS neon sign ⓘ setback massing ⓘ steel frame construction ⓘ
height	approximately 150 meters ⓘ approximately 491 feet ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	1976 ⓘ
heritageStatus	National Historic Landmark ⓘ
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
location	Pennsylvania ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
material	brick ⓘ glass ⓘ limestone ⓘ
namedAfter	Philadelphia Savings Fund Society ⓘ linked to: PSFS (Philadelphia Savings Fund Society)
NRHPListingDate	1976 ⓘ
originalOwner	Philadelphia Savings Fund Society ⓘ linked to: PSFS (Philadelphia Savings Fund Society)
significance	landmark of Philadelphia skyline ⓘ one of the first International Style skyscrapers in the United States ⓘ pioneering modernist high-rise design ⓘ
startDate	1929 ⓘ
structuralSystem	steel frame ⓘ
use	hotel ⓘ office ⓘ