Old Hall of the House
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Old Hall of the House is the historic former chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives in the Capitol, now used as the National Statuary Hall displaying statues of notable Americans.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Hall | 1 |
| Old Hall of the House canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1484607 — 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: Old Hall of the House Context triple: [National Statuary Hall, alsoKnownAs, Old Hall of the House]
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A.
Hall’s Croft
Hall’s Croft is a historic timber-framed house in Stratford-upon-Avon, best known as the former home of William Shakespeare’s daughter Susanna and her husband, physician John Hall.
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B.
Broket Hall
Broket Hall is a historic English country house in Hertfordshire, notable as the former residence and death place of 19th-century Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne.
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C.
New Hall
New Hall is the former name of Murray Edwards College, a women’s constituent college of the University of Cambridge known for its modernist architecture and focus on promoting women’s education.
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D.
Goodes Hall
Goodes Hall is a prominent academic building at Queen's University in Kingston, best known as the home of the Smith School of Business.
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E.
Pound Hall
Pound Hall is a major academic and administrative building at Harvard Law School that houses classrooms, faculty offices, and legal research facilities.
- 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: Old Hall of the House Target entity description: Old Hall of the House is the historic former chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives in the Capitol, now used as the National Statuary Hall displaying statues of notable Americans.
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A.
Hall’s Croft
Hall’s Croft is a historic timber-framed house in Stratford-upon-Avon, best known as the former home of William Shakespeare’s daughter Susanna and her husband, physician John Hall.
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B.
Broket Hall
Broket Hall is a historic English country house in Hertfordshire, notable as the former residence and death place of 19th-century Prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne.
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C.
New Hall
New Hall is the former name of Murray Edwards College, a women’s constituent college of the University of Cambridge known for its modernist architecture and focus on promoting women’s education.
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D.
Goodes Hall
Goodes Hall is a prominent academic building at Queen's University in Kingston, best known as the home of the Smith School of Business.
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E.
Pound Hall
Pound Hall is a major academic and administrative building at Harvard Law School that houses classrooms, faculty offices, and legal research facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former legislative chamber
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historic site ⓘ museum space ⓘ room in the United States Capitol ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Historic legislative chambers in the United States
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Museums in Washington, D.C. ⓘ United States Capitol ⓘ
surface form:
United States Capitol rooms
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| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentFunction |
National Statuary Hall
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surface form:
National Statuary Hall Collection display area
exhibition hall for statues ⓘ |
| floor |
United States Capitol
ⓘ
surface form:
south wing of the U.S. Capitol
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| formerFunction | chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| governingBody | Architect of the Capitol ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Old Hall of the House
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Old Hall
Old Hall of the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
National Statuary Hall
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surface form:
National Statuary Hall Collection
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| hasCurrentName | National Statuary Hall ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
domed ceiling
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marble columns ⓘ statue niches ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of the U.S. Capitol, a National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States Capitol
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| notableUse | location for statues of notable Americans from the states ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Capitol Visitor Center
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surface form:
Capitol Visitor experience
|
| shape | semi-circular room ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
later converted to National Statuary Hall
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served as meeting place of the House of Representatives in the 19th century ⓘ |
| tourType | guided Capitol tours ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Hall of the House Description of subject: Old Hall of the House is the historic former chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives in the Capitol, now used as the National Statuary Hall displaying statues of notable Americans.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old Hall