United States Custom House (New Orleans)

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Greek Revival building custom house federal government building historic building

The United States Custom House in New Orleans is a monumental 19th-century Greek Revival federal building that served as a major customs and government center for the bustling port city.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Custom House, New Orleans (design involvement attributed)	1
U.S. Custom House, New Orleans	1
United States Custom House (New Orleans) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4971639 — 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: United States Custom House (New Orleans)
Context triple: [Isaiah Rogers, notableWork, United States Custom House (New Orleans)]

A. New Orleans City Hall
New Orleans City Hall is the central municipal government building of New Orleans, Louisiana, housing the mayor’s office and key city administrative departments.
B. United States Custom House
The United States Custom House is a historic federal building in New York City that once served as the primary customs collection point for the bustling port, reflecting the city’s central role in American trade and finance.
C. U.S. Custom House (Galveston, Texas)
The U.S. Custom House in Galveston, Texas is a historic 19th-century federal building known for its grand Second Empire architectural style and its role in regulating the bustling Gulf Coast port’s trade.
D. U.S. Custom House (Key West, Florida)
The U.S. Custom House in Key West, Florida is a historic, monumental federal building designed in the late 19th century by architect Alfred B. Mullett, now serving as a prominent museum and landmark in the island’s Old Town.
E. New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal is the primary intercity rail and bus station in New Orleans, Louisiana, serving as a major transportation hub for Amtrak and regional transit services.
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: United States Custom House (New Orleans)
Target entity description: The United States Custom House in New Orleans is a monumental 19th-century Greek Revival federal building that served as a major customs and government center for the bustling port city.

A. New Orleans City Hall
New Orleans City Hall is the central municipal government building of New Orleans, Louisiana, housing the mayor’s office and key city administrative departments.
B. United States Custom House
The United States Custom House is a historic federal building in New York City that once served as the primary customs collection point for the bustling port, reflecting the city’s central role in American trade and finance.
C. U.S. Custom House (Galveston, Texas)
The U.S. Custom House in Galveston, Texas is a historic 19th-century federal building known for its grand Second Empire architectural style and its role in regulating the bustling Gulf Coast port’s trade.
D. U.S. Custom House (Key West, Florida)
The U.S. Custom House in Key West, Florida is a historic, monumental federal building designed in the late 19th century by architect Alfred B. Mullett, now serving as a prominent museum and landmark in the island’s Old Town.
E. New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal is the primary intercity rail and bus station in New Orleans, Louisiana, serving as a major transportation hub for Amtrak and regional transit services.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek Revival building ⓘ custom house ⓘ federal government building ⓘ historic building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Greek Revival ⓘ
architecturalType	monumental public building ⓘ
category	19th-century architecture in the United States ⓘ Custom houses in the United States ⓘ Government buildings in New Orleans ⓘ Greek Revival architecture in Louisiana ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
function	customs house ⓘ federal offices ⓘ government center ⓘ
governingBody	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
hasCulturalSignificance	example of large-scale Greek Revival civic architecture in the United States ⓘ symbol of New Orleans’ status as a major Gulf Coast port ⓘ
hasHistoricRole	administrative hub for federal activities in New Orleans ⓘ major customs and government center for New Orleans port trade ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ linked to: National Register of Historic Places
isPublicBuilding	true ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Business District, New Orleans ⓘ linked to: New Orleans Central Business District Louisiana ⓘ New Orleans ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
locatedInMetropolitanArea	New Orleans metropolitan area ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear	Mississippi River ⓘ
locatedOn	Canal Street ⓘ
materialUsed	granite ⓘ marble ⓘ
owner	United States General Services Administration ⓘ linked to: U.S. General Services Administration
partOf	historic architecture of New Orleans ⓘ
regionServed	Port of New Orleans ⓘ
significantFor	19th-century federal presence in New Orleans ⓘ role in New Orleans port commerce ⓘ
streetAddress	423 Canal Street ⓘ
usedFor	administration of maritime trade regulations ⓘ collection of customs duties ⓘ housing federal agencies ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isaiah Rogers → notableWork → United States Custom House (New Orleans) ⓘ

Ammi B. Young → designed → U.S. Custom House, New Orleans ⓘ

linked to: United States Custom House (New Orleans)

William Strickland → notableWork → Custom House, New Orleans (design involvement attributed) ⓘ