Johnson Wax Headquarters
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Johnson Wax Headquarters is an iconic modernist office complex in Racine, Wisconsin, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and renowned for its innovative open-plan interior and distinctive dendriform columns.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2224210 — 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: Johnson Wax Headquarters Context triple: [Frank Lloyd Wright, notableWork, Johnson Wax Headquarters]
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A.
Farnsworth House
Farnsworth House is a renowned modernist glass-and-steel weekend residence in Plano, Illinois, celebrated as a masterpiece of minimalist architecture.
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B.
Hoechst Administration Building
The Hoechst Administration Building is a landmark early 20th-century industrial office complex in Frankfurt, Germany, renowned as a key work of architect Peter Behrens and an important example of modern industrial architecture.
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C.
Crown Hall
Crown Hall is a landmark modernist building on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus in Chicago, celebrated for its open-plan steel-and-glass design by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
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D.
Socony–Mobil Building
The Socony–Mobil Building is a prominent International Style skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, notable for its stainless-steel facade and association with the Mobil oil company.
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E.
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is the famed architect’s early residence and workplace in Oak Park, Illinois, now preserved as a museum showcasing his pioneering Prairie School designs.
- 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: Johnson Wax Headquarters Target entity description: Johnson Wax Headquarters is an iconic modernist office complex in Racine, Wisconsin, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and renowned for its innovative open-plan interior and distinctive dendriform columns.
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A.
Farnsworth House
Farnsworth House is a renowned modernist glass-and-steel weekend residence in Plano, Illinois, celebrated as a masterpiece of minimalist architecture.
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B.
Hoechst Administration Building
The Hoechst Administration Building is a landmark early 20th-century industrial office complex in Frankfurt, Germany, renowned as a key work of architect Peter Behrens and an important example of modern industrial architecture.
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C.
Crown Hall
Crown Hall is a landmark modernist building on the Illinois Institute of Technology campus in Chicago, celebrated for its open-plan steel-and-glass design by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
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D.
Socony–Mobil Building
The Socony–Mobil Building is a prominent International Style skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, notable for its stainless-steel facade and association with the Mobil oil company.
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E.
Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is the famed architect’s early residence and workplace in Oak Park, Illinois, now preserved as a museum showcasing his pioneering Prairie School designs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
corporate headquarters
ⓘ
modernist building ⓘ office building complex ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Johnson Wax Headquarters
ⓘ
surface form:
Johnson Wax Administration Building
S. C. Johnson Administration Building ⓘ |
| architect | Frank Lloyd Wright ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Modern architecture
ⓘ
Streamline Moderne ⓘ |
| category |
Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
ⓘ
Modernist architecture in the United States ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin ⓘ Office buildings in Wisconsin ⓘ |
| city | Racine ⓘ |
| client |
Herbert F. Johnson
ⓘ
SC Johnson & Son ⓘ
surface form:
S. C. Johnson & Son
|
| constructionStartDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedIn | 1930s ⓘ |
| designerOfInteriors | Frank Lloyd Wright ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
corporate offices
ⓘ
research facilities ⓘ |
| hasLightingDesignFeature | indirect lighting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Administration Building
ⓘ
Research Tower ⓘ |
| hasStructuralSystem | reinforced concrete mushroom columns ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | organic architecture principles ⓘ |
| listedIn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| location |
Racine, Wisconsin, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Racine, Wisconsin
|
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
glass tubing ⓘ reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Great Workroom
ⓘ
curvilinear brick walls ⓘ dendriform columns ⓘ open-plan interior ⓘ pyrex glass tube clerestory windows ⓘ research tower ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 74000065 ⓘ |
| occupant |
SC Johnson & Son
ⓘ
surface form:
S. C. Johnson & Son
|
| ownedBy |
SC Johnson & Son
ⓘ
surface form:
S. C. Johnson & Son
|
| partOf | S. C. Johnson & Son corporate campus ⓘ |
| researchTowerFloorCount | 15 ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| state | Wisconsin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johnson Wax Headquarters Description of subject: Johnson Wax Headquarters is an iconic modernist office complex in Racine, Wisconsin, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and renowned for its innovative open-plan interior and distinctive dendriform columns.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Johnson Wax Research Tower Annex (S.C. Johnson Administration Building additions)
this entity surface form:
SC Johnson Administration Building
this entity surface form:
SC Johnson Administration Building and Research Tower
this entity surface form:
Johnson Wax Administration Building
this entity surface form:
Johnson Wax Headquarters (as a collaborative studio project)