Peter Harrison (architect)
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British-American architect
architect
church building
church building design
library building
market building
person
synagogue
Peter Harrison was an influential 18th-century British-born American architect best known for introducing Palladian and Georgian architectural styles to colonial New England through landmark buildings such as the Redwood Library and Touro Synagogue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter Harrison (architect) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3589740 — 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: Peter Harrison (architect) Context triple: [Harrison, hasNotableBearer, Peter Harrison (architect)]
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A.
Richard Upjohn
Richard Upjohn was a prominent 19th-century British-born American architect best known for popularizing the Gothic Revival style in the United States.
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B.
Basil Spence
Basil Spence was a prominent 20th-century British architect best known for his modernist designs and major postwar reconstruction projects in the United Kingdom.
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C.
William Henry Furness
William Henry Furness was a prominent 19th-century American Unitarian minister, theologian, and abolitionist known for his influential sermons and writings in Philadelphia.
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D.
James Gandon
James Gandon was a prominent 18th-century British-born architect best known for his neoclassical public buildings in Dublin, Ireland, including the Custom House and the Four Courts.
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E.
Bernard Feilden
Bernard Feilden was a prominent British conservation architect renowned for his influential work on the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and monuments.
- 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: Peter Harrison (architect) Target entity description: Peter Harrison was an influential 18th-century British-born American architect best known for introducing Palladian and Georgian architectural styles to colonial New England through landmark buildings such as the Redwood Library and Touro Synagogue.
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A.
Richard Upjohn
Richard Upjohn was a prominent 19th-century British-born American architect best known for popularizing the Gothic Revival style in the United States.
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B.
Basil Spence
Basil Spence was a prominent 20th-century British architect best known for his modernist designs and major postwar reconstruction projects in the United Kingdom.
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C.
William Henry Furness
William Henry Furness was a prominent 19th-century American Unitarian minister, theologian, and abolitionist known for his influential sermons and writings in Philadelphia.
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D.
James Gandon
James Gandon was a prominent 18th-century British-born architect best known for his neoclassical public buildings in Dublin, Ireland, including the Custom House and the Four Courts.
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E.
Bernard Feilden
Bernard Feilden was a prominent British conservation architect renowned for his influential work on the preservation and restoration of historic buildings and monuments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British-American architect
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architect ⓘ church building ⓘ church building design ⓘ library building ⓘ market building ⓘ person ⓘ synagogue ⓘ |
| activeIn |
18th century
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colonial New England ⓘ |
| architect | Peter Harrison ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1716-06-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | York, England ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1775-04-30 ⓘ |
| employer |
Sephardic Jewish community of Newport
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surface form:
Jewish congregation of Newport (as architect of Touro Synagogue)
Redwood Library and Athenaeum ⓘ
surface form:
Redwood Library Company (as architect)
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| familyName | Harrison ⓘ |
| genre | colonial American architecture ⓘ |
| givenName | Peter ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Andrea Palladio
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Palladian architecture ⓘ
surface form:
English Palladianism
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| knownFor |
design of early American public buildings
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introducing Georgian architecture to colonial New England ⓘ introducing Palladian architecture to colonial New England ⓘ |
| location |
Boston, Massachusetts
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Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| movement |
Georgian architecture
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Palladian architecture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Brick Market (Newport)
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surface form:
Brick Market, Newport
Christ Church, Cambridge (design attributed) ⓘ King's Chapel ⓘ
surface form:
King’s Chapel, Boston (design)
Redwood Library and Athenaeum ⓘ Touro Synagogue ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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merchant ⓘ |
| residence | Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| sibling | Joseph Harrison ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Pelham ⓘ |
| style |
Georgian
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Neoclassical elements ⓘ Palladian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peter Harrison (architect) Description of subject: Peter Harrison was an influential 18th-century British-born American architect best known for introducing Palladian and Georgian architectural styles to colonial New England through landmark buildings such as the Redwood Library and Touro Synagogue.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.