Hearst Memorial Mining Building at the University of California, Berkeley
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The Hearst Memorial Mining Building at the University of California, Berkeley is a historic, architecturally significant academic structure that long housed the university’s mining and materials science programs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hearst Memorial Mining Building at the University of California, Berkeley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10081690 — 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: Hearst Memorial Mining Building at the University of California, Berkeley Context triple: [Phoebe Apperson Hearst, namesake, Hearst Memorial Mining Building at the University of California, Berkeley]
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A.
McCone Hall (UC Berkeley)
McCone Hall is an academic building on the University of California, Berkeley campus that houses key science departments and facilities, including Earth and planetary sciences.
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B.
Etcheverry Hall, UC Berkeley
Etcheverry Hall at UC Berkeley is an engineering building that houses major instructional and research facilities, particularly for mechanical engineering and related disciplines.
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C.
Wheeler Hall (UC Berkeley)
Wheeler Hall (UC Berkeley) is a prominent academic building on the University of California, Berkeley campus, best known as a central hub for the English department and large lecture courses.
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D.
California Hall (UC Berkeley)
California Hall is a historic Beaux-Arts academic building on the University of California, Berkeley campus and one of its central administrative landmarks.
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E.
South Hall (UC Berkeley)
South Hall (UC Berkeley) is the oldest surviving building on the University of California, Berkeley campus, notable for its historic Victorian architecture and role in the university’s early academic life.
- 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: Hearst Memorial Mining Building at the University of California, Berkeley Target entity description: The Hearst Memorial Mining Building at the University of California, Berkeley is a historic, architecturally significant academic structure that long housed the university’s mining and materials science programs.
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A.
McCone Hall (UC Berkeley)
McCone Hall is an academic building on the University of California, Berkeley campus that houses key science departments and facilities, including Earth and planetary sciences.
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B.
Etcheverry Hall, UC Berkeley
Etcheverry Hall at UC Berkeley is an engineering building that houses major instructional and research facilities, particularly for mechanical engineering and related disciplines.
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C.
Wheeler Hall (UC Berkeley)
Wheeler Hall (UC Berkeley) is a prominent academic building on the University of California, Berkeley campus, best known as a central hub for the English department and large lecture courses.
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D.
California Hall (UC Berkeley)
California Hall is a historic Beaux-Arts academic building on the University of California, Berkeley campus and one of its central administrative landmarks.
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E.
South Hall (UC Berkeley)
South Hall (UC Berkeley) is the oldest surviving building on the University of California, Berkeley campus, notable for its historic Victorian architecture and role in the university’s early academic life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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academic building ⓘ university building ⓘ |
| architect | John Galen Howard ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| benefactor | Phoebe Apperson Hearst ⓘ |
| campusAxisRole | anchor of the northeast sector of the UC Berkeley campus ⓘ |
| campusPlanningContext | part of the early 20th-century formal core of UC Berkeley ⓘ |
| category |
School of Mining buildings in the United States
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University of California, Berkeley buildings ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dedicatedTo | George Hearst ⓘ |
| function |
academic instruction
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laboratory space ⓘ research ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arched windows
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decorative tile work ⓘ large central atrium ⓘ ornamental façade ⓘ ornate skylight ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
California Historical Landmark
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National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| housedDepartment |
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, UC Berkeley
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Department of Mining and Metallurgy, UC Berkeley ⓘ |
| housedProgram |
materials science and engineering
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mining engineering ⓘ |
| locatedIn | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| locatedInCity |
Berkeley, California
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linked to:
Berkeley, California, United States
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| locatedInCounty |
Alameda County, California
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linked to:
Alameda County
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| locatedInState |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
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| locatedOnCampus | UC Berkeley campus ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
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steel frame ⓘ terra cotta ⓘ |
| memorialType | memorial to George Hearst ⓘ |
| name | Hearst Memorial Mining Building ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Hearst ⓘ |
| owner |
Regents of the University of California
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linked to:
University of California Board of Regents
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| partOf | Hearst architectural plan for UC Berkeley ⓘ |
| significance |
early example of steel-frame construction on the UC Berkeley campus
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key work of campus architect John Galen Howard ⓘ |
| usedFor |
classrooms
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faculty offices ⓘ research laboratories ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hearst Memorial Mining Building at the University of California, Berkeley Description of subject: The Hearst Memorial Mining Building at the University of California, Berkeley is a historic, architecturally significant academic structure that long housed the university’s mining and materials science programs.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
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namesake
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Hearst Memorial Mining Building at the University of California, Berkeley
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