Tuckahoe marble
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Tuckahoe marble is a high-quality white to gray dolomitic marble historically quarried in Westchester County, New York, widely used in prominent 19th-century American buildings and monuments.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tuckahoe marble canonical | 4 |
| Inwood Marble formation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T104749 — 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: Tuckahoe marble Context triple: [St. Patrick’s Cathedral, material, Tuckahoe marble]
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A.
Tennessee marble
Tennessee marble is a high-quality, pinkish to gray crystalline limestone from eastern Tennessee widely used as an ornamental building stone in prominent U.S. monuments and architecture.
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B.
Georgia marble
Georgia marble is a high-quality, durable white and gray marble quarried in the state of Georgia, widely used in prominent American monuments and buildings.
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C.
Colorado Yule marble
Colorado Yule marble is a high-quality, pure white marble from Colorado renowned for its use in major U.S. monuments and buildings.
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D.
Aquia Creek sandstone
Aquia Creek sandstone is a historically significant building stone quarried in Virginia, widely known for its use in early U.S. federal architecture including the White House and the Capitol.
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E.
Indiana limestone
Indiana limestone is a durable, fine-grained sedimentary building stone from Indiana widely used in prominent American architecture and monuments.
- 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: Tuckahoe marble Target entity description: Tuckahoe marble is a high-quality white to gray dolomitic marble historically quarried in Westchester County, New York, widely used in prominent 19th-century American buildings and monuments.
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A.
Tennessee marble
Tennessee marble is a high-quality, pinkish to gray crystalline limestone from eastern Tennessee widely used as an ornamental building stone in prominent U.S. monuments and architecture.
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B.
Georgia marble
Georgia marble is a high-quality, durable white and gray marble quarried in the state of Georgia, widely used in prominent American monuments and buildings.
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C.
Colorado Yule marble
Colorado Yule marble is a high-quality, pure white marble from Colorado renowned for its use in major U.S. monuments and buildings.
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D.
Aquia Creek sandstone
Aquia Creek sandstone is a historically significant building stone quarried in Virginia, widely known for its use in early U.S. federal architecture including the White House and the Capitol.
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E.
Indiana limestone
Indiana limestone is a durable, fine-grained sedimentary building stone from Indiana widely used in prominent American architecture and monuments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building stone
ⓘ
dimension stone ⓘ dolomitic marble ⓘ marble ⓘ |
| color |
gray
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| foundInGeologicalProvince |
Appalachia
ⓘ
surface form:
Appalachian region
|
| geologicAge |
Tuckahoe marble
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Inwood Marble formation
|
| hasLuster | subvitreous ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
high quality
ⓘ
load-bearing capability ⓘ ornamental ⓘ |
| hasTexture | fine-grained ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfIntensiveUse | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
New York
ⓘ
surface form:
New York (state)
Westchester County, New York ⓘ |
| materialComposition | dolomite ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tuckahoe, New York ⓘ |
| notableFor |
durability
ⓘ
fine grain ⓘ uniform color ⓘ workability ⓘ |
| partOf |
Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area
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surface form:
Hudson River Valley building stone tradition
|
| quarriedIn |
Eastchester, New York
ⓘ
Tuckahoe, New York ⓘ Yonkers, New York ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Indiana limestone
ⓘ
other imported marbles ⓘ |
| typicalUsePeriodEnd | late 19th century ⓘ |
| typicalUsePeriodStart | early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
architectural stone
ⓘ
facade cladding ⓘ interior decoration material ⓘ monument material ⓘ sculptural stone ⓘ |
| usedBy |
19th-century American architects
ⓘ
sculptors ⓘ stone carvers ⓘ |
| usedFor | classical revival architecture in the United States ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Brooklyn Borough Hall
ⓘ
Federal Hall National Memorial ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Hall National Memorial, New York City
General Post Office, New York City (19th-century structures) ⓘ New York City Hall ⓘ
surface form:
New York City Hall (repairs and alterations)
United States Custom House ⓘ
surface form:
New York Customs House (former) at Bowling Green
New York University early buildings on Washington Square ⓘ St. Patrick’s Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City
Washington Square Park ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Square Arch, New York City
various 19th-century American civic buildings ⓘ various 19th-century American monuments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tuckahoe marble Description of subject: Tuckahoe marble is a high-quality white to gray dolomitic marble historically quarried in Westchester County, New York, widely used in prominent 19th-century American buildings and monuments.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Inwood Marble formation
subject surface form:
Brooklyn Borough Hall