Tribune Building, New York City
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The Tribune Building in New York City was a pioneering 19th-century skyscraper and former headquarters of the New York Tribune, designed in a richly ornamented style by architect Richard Morris Hunt.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York Herald Building | 1 |
| New York Tribune Building | 1 |
| New York Tribune Building (former, nearby on Newspaper Row) | 1 |
| Tribune Building, New York City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T143029 — 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: Tribune Building, New York City Context triple: [Richard Morris Hunt, notableWork, Tribune Building, New York City]
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A.
Flatiron Building
The Flatiron Building is a famous triangular early skyscraper in Manhattan, renowned as an iconic symbol of New York City’s architectural history.
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B.
Chrysler Building
The Chrysler Building is an iconic Art Deco skyscraper in New York City that briefly held the title of the world’s tallest building in the early 20th century.
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C.
Tribune Tower
Tribune Tower is a neo-Gothic skyscraper in downtown Chicago that long served as the headquarters of the Chicago Tribune newspaper and is famed for its ornate design and embedded historic stones.
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D.
Empire State Plaza complex
The Empire State Plaza complex is a vast government and civic center in Albany, New York, known for its modernist architecture and role as the hub of New York State’s administrative offices.
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E.
New York Stock Exchange Building
The New York Stock Exchange Building is a historic neoclassical landmark in New York City that houses the world’s largest stock exchange by market capitalization.
- 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: Tribune Building, New York City Target entity description: The Tribune Building in New York City was a pioneering 19th-century skyscraper and former headquarters of the New York Tribune, designed in a richly ornamented style by architect Richard Morris Hunt.
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A.
Flatiron Building
The Flatiron Building is a famous triangular early skyscraper in Manhattan, renowned as an iconic symbol of New York City’s architectural history.
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B.
Chrysler Building
The Chrysler Building is an iconic Art Deco skyscraper in New York City that briefly held the title of the world’s tallest building in the early 20th century.
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C.
Tribune Tower
Tribune Tower is a neo-Gothic skyscraper in downtown Chicago that long served as the headquarters of the Chicago Tribune newspaper and is famed for its ornate design and embedded historic stones.
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D.
Empire State Plaza complex
The Empire State Plaza complex is a vast government and civic center in Albany, New York, known for its modernist architecture and role as the hub of New York State’s administrative offices.
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E.
New York Stock Exchange Building
The New York Stock Exchange Building is a historic neoclassical landmark in New York City that houses the world’s largest stock exchange by market capitalization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demolished building
ⓘ
headquarters building ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect | Richard Morris Hunt ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Italian Renaissance Revival
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surface form:
Renaissance Revival
Second Empire ⓘ ornamented masonry skyscraper ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Horace Greeley
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Park Row newspaper district ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| client | New-York Tribune ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| floorCount | 18 ⓘ |
| function |
newspaper headquarters
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office space ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cast-iron structural elements
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central tower ⓘ clock tower ⓘ elevators ⓘ ornamental façade ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 260 feet
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approximately 79 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | no longer extant ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Manhattan
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surface form:
Financial District, Manhattan
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
City Hall Park
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Park Row ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Nassau Street ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ornate Second Empire tower design
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pioneering high-rise construction ⓘ use of elevators in a tall office building ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1875 ⓘ |
| owner | New-York Tribune ⓘ |
| replacedBy | One Pace Plaza ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | mansard roof ⓘ |
| startDate | 1873 ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 154 Nassau Street, Manhattan, New York City ⓘ |
| wasAmong |
earliest skyscrapers in New York City
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earliest skyscrapers in the world ⓘ tallest buildings in New York City at time of completion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tribune Building, New York City Description of subject: The Tribune Building in New York City was a pioneering 19th-century skyscraper and former headquarters of the New York Tribune, designed in a richly ornamented style by architect Richard Morris Hunt.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New York Herald Building
this entity surface form:
New York Tribune Building
this entity surface form:
New York Tribune Building (former, nearby on Newspaper Row)