New York Produce Exchange building
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The New York Produce Exchange building was a historic 19th-century commercial structure in Lower Manhattan that housed one of the city’s major commodity exchanges.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York Produce Exchange | 1 |
| New York Produce Exchange building canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5208940 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New York Produce Exchange building Context triple: [New York Produce Exchange (consulting work), hasSubject, New York Produce Exchange building]
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A.
Bank of Manhattan Trust Building
The Bank of Manhattan Trust Building, now commonly known as 40 Wall Street, is a historic neo-Gothic skyscraper in New York City's Financial District that was briefly one of the tallest buildings in the world.
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B.
New York Stock Exchange Annex Building
The New York Stock Exchange Annex Building is an extension of the historic NYSE complex in Lower Manhattan, designed to provide additional trading and office space for the world’s largest stock exchange.
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C.
Brooklyn Municipal Building
The Brooklyn Municipal Building is a prominent government office building in Brooklyn, New York, housing various city agencies and public services.
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D.
Heckscher Building
The Heckscher Building is a historic New York City skyscraper named for the philanthropically prominent Heckscher family.
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E.
Tribune Building, New York City
The Tribune Building in New York City was a pioneering 19th-century skyscraper and former headquarters of the New York Tribune, designed in a richly ornamented style by architect Richard Morris Hunt.
- 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: New York Produce Exchange building Target entity description: The New York Produce Exchange building was a historic 19th-century commercial structure in Lower Manhattan that housed one of the city’s major commodity exchanges.
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A.
Bank of Manhattan Trust Building
The Bank of Manhattan Trust Building, now commonly known as 40 Wall Street, is a historic neo-Gothic skyscraper in New York City's Financial District that was briefly one of the tallest buildings in the world.
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B.
New York Stock Exchange Annex Building
The New York Stock Exchange Annex Building is an extension of the historic NYSE complex in Lower Manhattan, designed to provide additional trading and office space for the world’s largest stock exchange.
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C.
Brooklyn Municipal Building
The Brooklyn Municipal Building is a prominent government office building in Brooklyn, New York, housing various city agencies and public services.
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D.
Heckscher Building
The Heckscher Building is a historic New York City skyscraper named for the philanthropically prominent Heckscher family.
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E.
Tribune Building, New York City
The Tribune Building in New York City was a pioneering 19th-century skyscraper and former headquarters of the New York Tribune, designed in a richly ornamented style by architect Richard Morris Hunt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial building
ⓘ
exchange building ⓘ |
| architect | George B. Post ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Renaissance Revival ⓘ |
| category |
commodity exchange buildings
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demolished buildings and structures in New York City ⓘ former buildings and structures in Manhattan ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1881 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| demolished | 1957 ⓘ |
| era | Gilded Age ⓘ |
| floorCount | 10 ⓘ |
| function | commodity exchange headquarters ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arcaded loggias
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clock tower ⓘ interior courtyard ⓘ large central trading hall ⓘ ornamental facades ⓘ |
| hasTradingFloorFor |
cotton
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grain ⓘ other agricultural products ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered an important example of 19th-century commercial architecture ⓘ |
| housed | New York Produce Exchange ⓘ |
| inception | 1884 ⓘ |
| locatedAt | 2 Broadway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Manhattan
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Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Battery Park
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linked to:
Battery Park, Manhattan
Bowling Green ⓘ New York Harbor ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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iron ⓘ terra cotta ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on later exchange buildings
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innovative iron structural system ⓘ large open trading floor ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1884 ⓘ |
| owner | New York Produce Exchange ⓘ |
| partOf | financial district of Lower Manhattan ⓘ |
| replacedBy | 2 Broadway office tower ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
trading agricultural commodities
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trading produce ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New York Produce Exchange building Description of subject: The New York Produce Exchange building was a historic 19th-century commercial structure in Lower Manhattan that housed one of the city’s major commodity exchanges.
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linked to: New York Produce Exchange building