Otis Elevator Company factory site
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The Otis Elevator Company factory site is a historic industrial complex in Yonkers, New York, where many early innovations in elevator technology were developed and manufactured.
All labels observed (1)
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| Otis Elevator Company factory site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T819973 — 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: Otis Elevator Company factory site Context triple: [Yonkers, New York, hasHistoricSite, Otis Elevator Company factory site]
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A.
U.S. Steel Yard
U.S. Steel Yard is a minor league baseball stadium in Gary, Indiana, primarily known as the home field of the Gary SouthShore RailCats.
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B.
Fremont Factory, California
Fremont Factory, California is Tesla’s primary electric vehicle manufacturing plant in the United States, located in Fremont in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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C.
AEG Turbine Factory
The AEG Turbine Factory is an early 20th-century industrial building in Berlin celebrated as a landmark of modern architecture and industrial design.
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D.
U.S. Steel Gary Works complex
The U.S. Steel Gary Works complex is a major integrated steel production facility in Gary, Indiana, historically one of the largest steel mills in the world and a cornerstone of American heavy industry.
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E.
Jones Pumping Plant
Jones Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California’s Central Valley that lifts and conveys water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into the Central Valley Project’s distribution system.
- 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: Otis Elevator Company factory site Target entity description: The Otis Elevator Company factory site is a historic industrial complex in Yonkers, New York, where many early innovations in elevator technology were developed and manufactured.
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A.
U.S. Steel Yard
U.S. Steel Yard is a minor league baseball stadium in Gary, Indiana, primarily known as the home field of the Gary SouthShore RailCats.
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B.
Fremont Factory, California
Fremont Factory, California is Tesla’s primary electric vehicle manufacturing plant in the United States, located in Fremont in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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C.
AEG Turbine Factory
The AEG Turbine Factory is an early 20th-century industrial building in Berlin celebrated as a landmark of modern architecture and industrial design.
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D.
U.S. Steel Gary Works complex
The U.S. Steel Gary Works complex is a major integrated steel production facility in Gary, Indiana, historically one of the largest steel mills in the world and a cornerstone of American heavy industry.
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E.
Jones Pumping Plant
Jones Pumping Plant is a major water pumping facility in California’s Central Valley that lifts and conveys water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta into the Central Valley Project’s distribution system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
factory site
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historic industrial complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | industrial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
development of modern elevator systems
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elevator safety brake technology ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| hasCategory |
Factories in the United States
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Industrial buildings and structures in New York ⓘ Otis Elevator Company ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | historic site ⓘ |
| industry | elevator industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York State
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linked to:
New York
Westchester County, New York ⓘ Yonkers, New York ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody |
Hudson River (approximate waterfront industrial area of Yonkers)
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linked to:
Hudson River industrial corridor
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| notableFor |
development of early elevator safety innovations
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manufacture of early electric elevators ⓘ role in the growth of urban high‑rise construction ⓘ |
| occupant | Otis Elevator Company ⓘ |
| partOf | industrial heritage of Yonkers, New York ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century industrial expansion
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late 19th century industrialization ⓘ |
| usedFor |
elevator manufacturing
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industrial production ⓘ research and development of elevator technology ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Otis Elevator Company factory site Description of subject: The Otis Elevator Company factory site is a historic industrial complex in Yonkers, New York, where many early innovations in elevator technology were developed and manufactured.
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