Harold Washington Library Center

E75764

Chicago Public Library branch central library public library building

The Harold Washington Library Center is Chicago’s central public library and one of the largest public library buildings in the world, known for its prominent postmodern architecture.

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Label	Occurrences
Harold Washington Library Center canonical	19
Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren	4
Harold Washington Library Center Maker Lab	1
Harold Washington Library Center competition scheme (unbuilt)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T593385 — 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: Harold Washington Library Center
Context triple: [Loop, hasLandmark, Harold Washington Library Center]

A. Richard J. Daley Center
The Richard J. Daley Center is a prominent civic skyscraper and courthouse in downtown Chicago, known for housing major Cook County courtrooms and government offices as well as its iconic Picasso sculpture in the adjoining plaza.
B. DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center is a major cultural institution in Chicago dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the history, art, and achievements of people of African descent.
C. Chicago Cultural Center
The Chicago Cultural Center is a landmark arts and civic building in downtown Chicago known for its free public cultural programming and stunning stained-glass domes.
D. Cook County Building
The Cook County Building is a major government office structure in downtown Chicago that houses key administrative functions of Cook County.
E. Chicago City Hall
Chicago City Hall is the central municipal government building of Chicago, housing key city offices and serving as the primary location for official civic administration and proceedings.
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: Harold Washington Library Center
Target entity description: The Harold Washington Library Center is Chicago’s central public library and one of the largest public library buildings in the world, known for its prominent postmodern architecture.

A. Richard J. Daley Center
The Richard J. Daley Center is a prominent civic skyscraper and courthouse in downtown Chicago, known for housing major Cook County courtrooms and government offices as well as its iconic Picasso sculpture in the adjoining plaza.
B. DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center
The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center is a major cultural institution in Chicago dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the history, art, and achievements of people of African descent.
C. Chicago Cultural Center
The Chicago Cultural Center is a landmark arts and civic building in downtown Chicago known for its free public cultural programming and stunning stained-glass domes.
D. Cook County Building
The Cook County Building is a major government office structure in downtown Chicago that houses key administrative functions of Cook County.
E. Chicago City Hall
Chicago City Hall is the central municipal government building of Chicago, housing key city offices and serving as the primary location for official civic administration and proceedings.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chicago Public Library branch ⓘ central library ⓘ public library building ⓘ
architect	Thomas Beeby ⓘ
architecturalFirm	Hammond Beeby and Babka ⓘ
architecturalStyle	postmodern architecture ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
exteriorMaterial	granite ⓘ red brick ⓘ
floorArea	approximately 756000 square feet ⓘ
hasBasement	yes ⓘ
hasCollectionSize	millions of volumes ⓘ
hasDeweyDecimalClassification	027.477311 ⓘ
hasFacility	Harold Washington Library Center Maker Lab ⓘ linked to: Harold Washington Library Center Winter Garden ⓘ auditorium ⓘ business and technology department ⓘ children’s library ⓘ exhibition spaces ⓘ music library ⓘ special collections ⓘ
hasLibraryOfCongressClassification	Z733.C532 ⓘ
hasPublicTransitConnection	Harold Washington Library–State/Van Buren station ⓘ
hasUse	circulating library ⓘ event venue ⓘ research library ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.chipublib.org/locations/34/ ⓘ
height	approximately 125 feet ⓘ
inception	1991 ⓘ
isOneOfLargest	public library buildings in the world ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Illinois ⓘ
locatedInCity	Chicago ⓘ linked to: City of Chicago
locatedInNeighborhood	Loop ⓘ
name	Harold Washington Library Center ⓘ
namedAfter	Harold Washington ⓘ
nearbyTransitLine	Chicago 'L' Loop ⓘ linked to: Chicago "L"
numberOfFloors	10 ⓘ
officialOpeningDate	1991-10-07 ⓘ
operatedBy	Chicago Public Library ⓘ
ownedBy	City of Chicago ⓘ
partOf	Chicago Public Library system ⓘ linked to: Chicago Public Library City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events programs (via partnerships) ⓘ linked to: Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
postalCode	60605 ⓘ
publicAccess	yes ⓘ
roofDecoration	large acroteria with owls and foliage ⓘ
streetAddress	400 S. State Street ⓘ
yearCompleted	1991 ⓘ

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