Skidmore Fountain
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Skidmore Fountain is a historic public fountain and gathering spot in downtown Portland, Oregon, known as one of the city’s oldest surviving works of public art.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skidmore Fountain canonical | 4 |
| Skidmore Fountain Plaza | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3357757 — 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: Skidmore Fountain Context triple: [Old Town Chinatown, hasLandmark, Skidmore Fountain]
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A.
James Scott Memorial Fountain
The James Scott Memorial Fountain is a grand Beaux-Arts marble fountain on Detroit’s Belle Isle, renowned for its elaborate sculptures and dramatic water displays.
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B.
Pulitzer Fountain
The Pulitzer Fountain is an ornate, early 20th-century Beaux-Arts fountain in Manhattan, New York City, known for its tiered basin and bronze statue of Pomona.
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C.
Corning Fountain
Corning Fountain is an ornate, multi-tiered bronze and stone fountain in Hartford, Connecticut, known for its sculptural figures and prominent location in Bushnell Park.
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D.
Revson Fountain
Revson Fountain is a prominent modernist centerpiece and popular gathering spot located in the main plaza of New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
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E.
Raíces Fountain
Raíces Fountain is a prominent seaside monument in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring bronze sculptures that celebrate the island’s cultural and ethnic heritage.
- 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: Skidmore Fountain Target entity description: Skidmore Fountain is a historic public fountain and gathering spot in downtown Portland, Oregon, known as one of the city’s oldest surviving works of public art.
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A.
James Scott Memorial Fountain
The James Scott Memorial Fountain is a grand Beaux-Arts marble fountain on Detroit’s Belle Isle, renowned for its elaborate sculptures and dramatic water displays.
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B.
Pulitzer Fountain
The Pulitzer Fountain is an ornate, early 20th-century Beaux-Arts fountain in Manhattan, New York City, known for its tiered basin and bronze statue of Pomona.
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C.
Corning Fountain
Corning Fountain is an ornate, multi-tiered bronze and stone fountain in Hartford, Connecticut, known for its sculptural figures and prominent location in Bushnell Park.
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D.
Revson Fountain
Revson Fountain is a prominent modernist centerpiece and popular gathering spot located in the main plaza of New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
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E.
Raíces Fountain
Raíces Fountain is a prominent seaside monument in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, featuring bronze sculptures that celebrate the island’s cultural and ethnic heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic landmark
ⓘ
public fountain ⓘ work of public art ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Skidmore Fountain MAX Light Rail station ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| county |
Multnomah County
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surface form:
Multnomah County, Oregon
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| designer | Olin Levi Warner ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 10 meters ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of Portland’s historic waterfront commerce ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commemorative monument
ⓘ
ornamental fountain ⓘ |
| hasUse |
drinking fountain
ⓘ
public gathering place ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Portland Historic Landmark
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contributing property to a National Historic Landmark District ⓘ |
| inception | 1888 ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest surviving works of public art in Portland, Oregon ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Old Town Chinatown
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Town Chinatown, Portland, Oregon
City Center / Downtown Portland ⓘ
surface form:
downtown Portland, Oregon
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| location |
Portland
ⓘ
surface form:
Portland, Oregon
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy |
Portland
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Portland
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| materialUsed |
bronze
ⓘ
granite ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Stephen G. Skidmore ⓘ |
| near | Willamette River ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Portland
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Portland
|
| partOf | Skidmore/Old Town Historic District ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| style | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1888 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skidmore Fountain Description of subject: Skidmore Fountain is a historic public fountain and gathering spot in downtown Portland, Oregon, known as one of the city’s oldest surviving works of public art.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Skidmore Fountain Plaza