A. D. German Warehouse
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The A. D. German Warehouse is a notable early 20th-century commercial building in Richland Center, Wisconsin, designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright and recognized for its distinctive Mayan Revival style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A. D. German Warehouse canonical | 1 |
| A. D. German Warehouse Conservancy, Inc. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2347454 — 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: A. D. German Warehouse Context triple: [Richland Center, Wisconsin, hasHistoricBuilding, A. D. German Warehouse]
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A.
Buna-Werke
Buna-Werke was a synthetic rubber and fuel plant operated by IG Farben near Auschwitz, notorious for its use of forced labor from the adjacent Monowitz concentration camp during World War II.
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B.
Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus is the surname of William D. Ruckelshaus, a prominent American lawyer and public official best known as the first head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a key figure in the Watergate-era "Saturday Night Massacre."
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C.
Furniture City
Furniture City is a nickname for Grand Rapids, Michigan, reflecting its historic prominence as a major center of American furniture manufacturing.
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D.
King of Prussia Mall
King of Prussia Mall is one of the largest and most prominent shopping malls in the United States, known for its extensive selection of luxury retailers, department stores, and dining options.
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E.
Hamm-Brücher
Hamm-Brücher is the hyphenated surname associated with German politician and liberal education advocate Hildegard Hamm-Brücher.
- 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: A. D. German Warehouse Target entity description: The A. D. German Warehouse is a notable early 20th-century commercial building in Richland Center, Wisconsin, designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright and recognized for its distinctive Mayan Revival style.
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A.
Buna-Werke
Buna-Werke was a synthetic rubber and fuel plant operated by IG Farben near Auschwitz, notorious for its use of forced labor from the adjacent Monowitz concentration camp during World War II.
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B.
Ruckelshaus
Ruckelshaus is the surname of William D. Ruckelshaus, a prominent American lawyer and public official best known as the first head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and a key figure in the Watergate-era "Saturday Night Massacre."
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C.
Furniture City
Furniture City is a nickname for Grand Rapids, Michigan, reflecting its historic prominence as a major center of American furniture manufacturing.
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D.
King of Prussia Mall
King of Prussia Mall is one of the largest and most prominent shopping malls in the United States, known for its extensive selection of luxury retailers, department stores, and dining options.
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E.
Hamm-Brücher
Hamm-Brücher is the hyphenated surname associated with German politician and liberal education advocate Hildegard Hamm-Brücher.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commercial building
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historic building ⓘ warehouse ⓘ |
| architect | Frank Lloyd Wright ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Mayan Revival
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Prairie School ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Frank Lloyd Wright tourism in Wisconsin ⓘ |
| cityOfBirthOfArchitect | Richland Center, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| client | A. D. German ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1921 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1917 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| county | Richland County, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| culturalContext | early 20th-century American commercial architecture ⓘ |
| dateOfHeritageDesignation | 1974 ⓘ |
| floorCount | 4 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Mayan-inspired geometric ornament
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central stair tower ⓘ clerestory windows ⓘ flat roof ⓘ large warehouse space ⓘ loading docks ⓘ office space ⓘ ornamental concrete frieze ⓘ retail space ⓘ street-level storefronts ⓘ upper-level storage areas ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cultural attraction
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museum ⓘ |
| hasTour | guided tours for visitors ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
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| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| location | Richland Center, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Albert Dell German ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 74000124 ⓘ |
| openingToPublic | 20th century ⓘ |
| owner |
A. D. German Warehouse
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
A. D. German Warehouse Conservancy, Inc.
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| partOf | Frank Lloyd Wright works in Wisconsin ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s early commercial architecture
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notable example of Mayan Revival architecture in the United States ⓘ |
| state | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| use |
commercial retail
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offices ⓘ warehouse ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A. D. German Warehouse Description of subject: The A. D. German Warehouse is a notable early 20th-century commercial building in Richland Center, Wisconsin, designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright and recognized for its distinctive Mayan Revival style.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
A. D. German Warehouse Conservancy, Inc.