Charles Bebb
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Charles Bebb was a prominent early 20th-century American architect based in Seattle, known for helping shape the city's skyline through major commercial and landmark buildings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Charles Bebb canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1273110 — 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: Charles Bebb Context triple: [Smith Tower, architect, Charles Bebb]
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A.
John Blatchley
John Blatchley was a British theatre director and educator best known as a co-founder of the influential Drama Centre London acting school.
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B.
Lloyd Bryce
Lloyd Bryce was an American editor, politician, and diplomat best known for his influential leadership of the North American Review in the late 19th century.
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C.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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D.
John Bunn
John Bunn was an American basketball coach and administrator known for his influential roles in college basketball and contributions to the sport’s development.
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E.
Robert Barker
Robert Barker was a 17th-century English royal printer best known for printing the first edition of the King James Bible.
- 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: Charles Bebb Target entity description: Charles Bebb was a prominent early 20th-century American architect based in Seattle, known for helping shape the city's skyline through major commercial and landmark buildings.
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A.
John Blatchley
John Blatchley was a British theatre director and educator best known as a co-founder of the influential Drama Centre London acting school.
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B.
Lloyd Bryce
Lloyd Bryce was an American editor, politician, and diplomat best known for his influential leadership of the North American Review in the late 19th century.
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C.
Richard Bristow
Richard Bristow was a 16th-century English Catholic scholar and theologian who contributed to the development and annotation of the Douay–Rheims Bible.
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D.
John Bunn
John Bunn was an American basketball coach and administrator known for his influential roles in college basketball and contributions to the sport’s development.
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E.
Robert Barker
Robert Barker was a 17th-century English royal printer best known for printing the first edition of the King James Bible.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Neoclassical
early skyscraper style ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Seattle, Washington, United States
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surface form:
Seattle, Washington
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Bebb & Mendel
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surface form:
Bebb & Gould
Bebb & Mendel ⓘ |
| familyName | Bebb ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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commercial architecture ⓘ early 20th-century American architecture ⓘ skyscraper design ⓘ |
| genre |
bank buildings
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club buildings ⓘ commercial office buildings ⓘ theaters ⓘ |
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| hasWorkIn |
Pacific Northwest
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Seattle, Washington, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle, Washington
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| influenced | development of Seattle’s central business district ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Charles Bebb self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
design of landmark buildings in Seattle
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design of major commercial buildings in Seattle ⓘ shaping the early 20th-century skyline of Seattle ⓘ |
| notableProjectLocation | downtown Seattle ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hoge Building
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Coliseum Theater (Seattle) ⓘ Lloyd Building (Seattle) ⓘ Masonic Temple (Seattle) ⓘ Lloyd Building (Seattle) ⓘ
surface form:
National Bank of Commerce Building (Seattle)
Seattle Engineering School Building projects ⓘ Seattle Times Building (former) ⓘ Smith Tower ⓘ Stimson-Green Mansion (firm involvement) ⓘ Seattle Post-Intelligencer Building ⓘ
surface form:
Times Square Building (Seattle)
Washington Athletic Club (design involvement via firm) ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Seattle, Washington, United States
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surface form:
Seattle, Washington
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| residence |
Seattle, Washington, United States
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surface form:
Seattle, Washington
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| workLocation |
Seattle, Washington, United States
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surface form:
Seattle, Washington
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles Bebb Description of subject: Charles Bebb was a prominent early 20th-century American architect based in Seattle, known for helping shape the city's skyline through major commercial and landmark buildings.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.