Monadnock Building
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The Monadnock Building is a landmark late-19th-century Chicago skyscraper renowned for its massive load-bearing brick walls and its role in the development of modern high-rise architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monadnock Building canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T506139 — 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: Monadnock Building Context triple: [Daniel Burnham, architectOf, Monadnock Building]
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A.
Old Colony Building
The Old Colony Building is a historic Chicago skyscraper recognized as a significant example of late 19th-century commercial architecture.
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B.
Sanborn House
Sanborn House is a historic early 20th-century mansion in Winchester, Massachusetts, noted for its distinctive architecture and role in the town’s cultural and civic history.
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C.
Adams Building
The Adams Building is one of the main Library of Congress buildings in Washington, D.C., housing extensive research collections and reading rooms.
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D.
Madison Building
The Madison Building is one of the main Library of Congress structures in Washington, D.C., housing extensive research collections, reading rooms, and administrative offices.
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E.
Brooks Building
The Brooks Building is a key teaching and learning facility of Manchester Metropolitan University, known for housing education and health-related disciplines in modern, sustainable spaces.
- 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: Monadnock Building Target entity description: The Monadnock Building is a landmark late-19th-century Chicago skyscraper renowned for its massive load-bearing brick walls and its role in the development of modern high-rise architecture.
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A.
Old Colony Building
The Old Colony Building is a historic Chicago skyscraper recognized as a significant example of late 19th-century commercial architecture.
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B.
Sanborn House
Sanborn House is a historic early 20th-century mansion in Winchester, Massachusetts, noted for its distinctive architecture and role in the town’s cultural and civic history.
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C.
Adams Building
The Adams Building is one of the main Library of Congress buildings in Washington, D.C., housing extensive research collections and reading rooms.
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D.
Madison Building
The Madison Building is one of the main Library of Congress structures in Washington, D.C., housing extensive research collections, reading rooms, and administrative offices.
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E.
Brooks Building
The Brooks Building is a key teaching and learning facility of Manchester Metropolitan University, known for housing education and health-related disciplines in modern, sustainable spaces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicago School building
ⓘ
commercial building ⓘ historic building ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect |
Burnham and Root
ⓘ
Holabird & Roche ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Chicago School
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago School architecture
Commercial Style ⓘ
linked to:
Commercial style
|
| city |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
| completionDate |
1891
ⓘ
1893 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| floorCountNorthSection | 16 ⓘ |
| floorCountSouthSection | 16 ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
curved bay windows
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tapered brick walls ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 41.878°N 87.629°W ⓘ |
| hasPart |
north half of Monadnock Building
ⓘ
south half of Monadnock Building ⓘ |
| height | approximately 197 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Chicago Landmark
ⓘ
National Historic Landmark ⓘ National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| inception | 1891 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Loop, Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
Loop (Chicago)
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet |
South Dearborn Street
ⓘ
West Jackson Boulevard ⓘ |
| location |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| materialUsed |
brick
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load-bearing masonry ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Monadnock ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 16 ⓘ |
| owner | private owner ⓘ |
| partOf | Printing House Row District ⓘ |
| significantFor |
minimalist exterior design
ⓘ
role in development of modern high-rise architecture ⓘ transition from load-bearing masonry to steel-frame construction ⓘ use of massive load-bearing brick walls ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| streetAddress |
209 South Dearborn Street
ⓘ
53 West Jackson Boulevard ⓘ |
| use | office space ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monadnock Building Description of subject: The Monadnock Building is a landmark late-19th-century Chicago skyscraper renowned for its massive load-bearing brick walls and its role in the development of modern high-rise architecture.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.