Garfield Monument
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The Garfield Monument is a public memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, with a prominent statue and sculptural group.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Garfield Monument canonical | 1 |
| James A. Garfield Monument | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1480276 — 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: Garfield Monument Context triple: [United States Capitol grounds, hasPart, Garfield Monument]
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A.
Stoodley Pike monument
Stoodley Pike monument is a prominent 19th-century hilltop obelisk in West Yorkshire, England, built to commemorate peace after the Napoleonic Wars and visible for miles around the Calder Valley.
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B.
Dewey Monument
The Dewey Monument is a prominent San Francisco column and statue honoring Admiral George Dewey’s victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
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C.
Grey's Monument
Grey's Monument is a prominent 19th-century column and statue in Newcastle upon Tyne commemorating British Prime Minister Charles Grey, associated with the passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832.
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D.
Pioneer Monument
Pioneer Monument is a historic memorial near Donner Lake in California commemorating the ill-fated Donner Party and early western pioneers.
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E.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a grand Beaux-Arts memorial in Manhattan honoring Union Army soldiers and sailors who served in the American Civil War.
- 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: Garfield Monument Target entity description: The Garfield Monument is a public memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, with a prominent statue and sculptural group.
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A.
Stoodley Pike monument
Stoodley Pike monument is a prominent 19th-century hilltop obelisk in West Yorkshire, England, built to commemorate peace after the Napoleonic Wars and visible for miles around the Calder Valley.
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B.
Dewey Monument
The Dewey Monument is a prominent San Francisco column and statue honoring Admiral George Dewey’s victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
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C.
Grey's Monument
Grey's Monument is a prominent 19th-century column and statue in Newcastle upon Tyne commemorating British Prime Minister Charles Grey, associated with the passing of the Great Reform Act of 1832.
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D.
Pioneer Monument
Pioneer Monument is a historic memorial near Donner Lake in California commemorating the ill-fated Donner Party and early western pioneers.
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E.
Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
The Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a grand Beaux-Arts memorial in Manhattan honoring Union Army soldiers and sailors who served in the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
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outdoor sculpture ⓘ presidential memorial ⓘ public memorial ⓘ statue ⓘ |
| architect | Richard Morris Hunt ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| category |
Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.
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Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Sculptures of presidents of the United States ⓘ Statues of James A. Garfield ⓘ |
| commemorates | James A. Garfield ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo | James A. Garfield ⓘ |
| designer | John Quincy Adams Ward ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
Assassinated 1881
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Born in Ohio ⓘ James A. Garfield ⓘ President of the United States ⓘ |
| hasPart |
allegorical figure of Law
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allegorical figure of Peace ⓘ allegorical figure of War ⓘ bas-relief panels ⓘ pedestal ⓘ statue of James A. Garfield ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American Civil War service of James A. Garfield
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commemoration of political leadership ⓘ |
| height | approximately 25 feet ⓘ |
| honours | James A. Garfield ⓘ |
| inception | 1884 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Capitol Hill
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places-listed area ⓘ United States Capitol grounds ⓘ
surface form:
United States Capitol Grounds
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
First Street, S.W.
ⓘ
Maryland Avenue SW ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland Avenue, S.W.
United States Capitol ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Architect of the Capitol ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
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granite ⓘ |
| partOf | public art of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| sculptor | John Quincy Adams Ward ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | 20th president of the United States ⓘ |
| unveiledOn | May 12, 1887 ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1887 ⓘ |
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Subject: Garfield Monument Description of subject: The Garfield Monument is a public memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring James A. Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, with a prominent statue and sculptural group.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
James A. Garfield Monument