Dallas Municipal Building
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The Dallas Municipal Building is a historic early 20th-century government building in downtown Dallas, Texas, known for its Beaux-Arts architecture and former role as the city’s primary city hall.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dallas Municipal Building canonical | 2 |
| Old Dallas City Hall | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1766761 — 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: Dallas Municipal Building Context triple: [Main Street Garden Park, nearby, Dallas Municipal Building]
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A.
Austin City Hall
Austin City Hall is the modern municipal government building and civic center for the city of Austin, Texas.
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B.
Reunion Tower
Reunion Tower is a distinctive, geodesic-domed observation tower and popular tourist attraction that prominently features in the Dallas skyline.
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C.
Dallas City Hall
Dallas City Hall is the modernist seat of government for the city of Dallas, Texas, designed by architect I. M. Pei and located in the downtown area.
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D.
Dallas County Courthouse
The Dallas County Courthouse, often called the Old Red Courthouse, is a historic 1890s Romanesque Revival building in downtown Dallas that now serves as a museum and landmark.
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E.
Dallas County Administration Building
The Dallas County Administration Building is the former Texas School Book Depository in downtown Dallas, historically significant as the site linked to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
- 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: Dallas Municipal Building Target entity description: The Dallas Municipal Building is a historic early 20th-century government building in downtown Dallas, Texas, known for its Beaux-Arts architecture and former role as the city’s primary city hall.
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A.
Austin City Hall
Austin City Hall is the modern municipal government building and civic center for the city of Austin, Texas.
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B.
Reunion Tower
Reunion Tower is a distinctive, geodesic-domed observation tower and popular tourist attraction that prominently features in the Dallas skyline.
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C.
Dallas City Hall
Dallas City Hall is the modernist seat of government for the city of Dallas, Texas, designed by architect I. M. Pei and located in the downtown area.
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D.
Dallas County Courthouse
The Dallas County Courthouse, often called the Old Red Courthouse, is a historic 1890s Romanesque Revival building in downtown Dallas that now serves as a museum and landmark.
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E.
Dallas County Administration Building
The Dallas County Administration Building is the former Texas School Book Depository in downtown Dallas, historically significant as the site linked to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts architecture building
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city hall ⓘ government building ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| category |
Beaux-Arts architecture in Texas
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Buildings and structures in Dallas, Texas ⓘ City and town halls in Texas ⓘ Government buildings completed in 1914 ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 32.778°N 96.795°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| floorCount | 5 ⓘ |
| formerUse | Dallas City Hall ⓘ |
| function | seat of city government (former) ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalElement |
arched windows
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central entrance pavilion ⓘ classical columns ⓘ ornamental cornice ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ |
| hasPart |
city council chambers
ⓘ
courtrooms ⓘ municipal offices ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Dallas Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| heritageStatus | protected historic structure ⓘ |
| inception | 1914 ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Downtown Dallas ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Dallas County, Texas
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dallas County Courthouse
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Main Street Garden Park ⓘ |
| location | Dallas, Texas ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Dallas, Texas
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surface form:
City of Dallas
|
| materialUsed |
brick
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limestone ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1914 ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Dallas, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Dallas
|
| partOf |
Downtown Dallas Historic District
ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas Downtown Historic District
|
| publicAccess | restricted ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | clay tile ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
assassination of John F. Kennedy aftermath
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detention of Lee Harvey Oswald ⓘ killing of Lee Harvey Oswald by Jack Ruby ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 106 South Harwood Street ⓘ |
| use | municipal government offices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dallas Municipal Building Description of subject: The Dallas Municipal Building is a historic early 20th-century government building in downtown Dallas, Texas, known for its Beaux-Arts architecture and former role as the city’s primary city hall.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old Dallas City Hall