Howard Theatre
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The Howard Theatre is a historic performance venue in Washington, D.C., renowned as one of the first major theaters in the United States to showcase African American entertainers and audiences.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Howard Theatre canonical | 5 |
| Howard Theatre Restoration, Inc. | 1 |
| Howard Theatre area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3398217 — 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: Howard Theatre Context triple: [Shaw, contains, Howard Theatre]
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A.
Warner Theatre
Warner Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Washington, D.C., known for hosting concerts, comedy shows, and theatrical performances.
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B.
Fox Theatre
The Fox Theatre is a historic and lavishly designed performing arts venue in Atlanta, Georgia, renowned for its Moorish and Egyptian-inspired architecture and role as a major cultural landmark.
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C.
Fox Theatre
The Fox Theatre is a historic, opulent performing arts venue and former movie palace in downtown Detroit, renowned for its lavish architecture and major live entertainment events.
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D.
Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater is a historic Harlem performance venue famed for launching the careers of numerous African American artists and serving as a cornerstone of Black entertainment and culture in the United States.
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E.
Eisenhower Theater
Eisenhower Theater is one of the main performance venues at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., hosting a wide range of theater, dance, and musical productions.
- 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: Howard Theatre Target entity description: The Howard Theatre is a historic performance venue in Washington, D.C., renowned as one of the first major theaters in the United States to showcase African American entertainers and audiences.
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A.
Warner Theatre
Warner Theatre is a historic performing arts venue in downtown Washington, D.C., known for hosting concerts, comedy shows, and theatrical performances.
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B.
Fox Theatre
The Fox Theatre is a historic and lavishly designed performing arts venue in Atlanta, Georgia, renowned for its Moorish and Egyptian-inspired architecture and role as a major cultural landmark.
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C.
Fox Theatre
The Fox Theatre is a historic, opulent performing arts venue and former movie palace in downtown Detroit, renowned for its lavish architecture and major live entertainment events.
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D.
Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater is a historic Harlem performance venue famed for launching the careers of numerous African American artists and serving as a cornerstone of Black entertainment and culture in the United States.
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E.
Eisenhower Theater
Eisenhower Theater is one of the main performance venues at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., hosting a wide range of theater, dance, and musical productions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
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music venue ⓘ performing arts venue ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| addedTo | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| address | 620 T Street NW, Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| architect | Julius F. Niemeyer ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
African-American history in Washington, D.C.
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Music venues in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Theatres completed in 1910 ⓘ |
| closed |
1970
ⓘ
1980 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| culturalDesignation | landmark of African American culture ⓘ |
| hasType | segregation-era performance venue ⓘ |
| hostedPerformer |
Aretha Franklin
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Billie Holiday ⓘ Cab Calloway ⓘ Duke Ellington ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ James Brown ⓘ Louis Armstrong ⓘ Marvin Gaye ⓘ Sammy Davis Jr. ⓘ The Supremes ⓘ |
| listedOn | District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Howard University
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Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Shaw ⓘ |
| notableFor |
African American entertainment history
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jazz performances ⓘ rhythm and blues performances ⓘ vaudeville performances ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| opened | 1910 ⓘ |
| operator |
Howard Theatre
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Howard Theatre Restoration, Inc.
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| partOf |
Black Broadway
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surface form:
Black Broadway in Washington, D.C.
|
| periodOfProminence |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ 1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| reopened |
1975
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2012 ⓘ |
| restorationCompleted | 2012 ⓘ |
| seatingCapacity | approximately 600 ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the first major theaters in the United States to host African American performers
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one of the first major theaters in the United States to serve African American audiences ⓘ |
| underwent | major restoration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howard Theatre Description of subject: The Howard Theatre is a historic performance venue in Washington, D.C., renowned as one of the first major theaters in the United States to showcase African American entertainers and audiences.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Howard Theatre area
subject surface form:
Shaw
subject surface form:
U Street Historic District
this entity surface form:
Howard Theatre Restoration, Inc.