United States Courthouse in Des Moines
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The United States Courthouse in Des Moines is a federal courthouse in Iowa that houses proceedings and offices of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| United States Courthouse in Des Moines canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3680900 — 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: United States Courthouse in Des Moines Context triple: [United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, hasBuilding, United States Courthouse in Des Moines]
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Sioux City courthouse
The Sioux City courthouse is a federal courthouse facility in Sioux City, Iowa, that serves as one of the primary locations for proceedings of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
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B.
Washington County Courthouse (Iowa)
Washington County Courthouse (Iowa) is a historic government building that serves as the center of judicial and administrative functions for Washington County in the state of Iowa.
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C.
Iowa City Hall
Iowa City Hall is the central municipal government building of Iowa City, housing key administrative offices and serving as the primary venue for local governmental functions and public meetings.
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D.
Benton County Courthouse
The Benton County Courthouse is a historic county government building and prominent architectural landmark located in Vinton, Iowa.
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E.
United States Courthouse, Sioux Falls
The United States Courthouse in Sioux Falls is a federal judicial building that serves as one of the primary venues for federal court proceedings in South Dakota.
- 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: United States Courthouse in Des Moines Target entity description: The United States Courthouse in Des Moines is a federal courthouse in Iowa that houses proceedings and offices of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
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A.
Sioux City courthouse
The Sioux City courthouse is a federal courthouse facility in Sioux City, Iowa, that serves as one of the primary locations for proceedings of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa.
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B.
Washington County Courthouse (Iowa)
Washington County Courthouse (Iowa) is a historic government building that serves as the center of judicial and administrative functions for Washington County in the state of Iowa.
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C.
Iowa City Hall
Iowa City Hall is the central municipal government building of Iowa City, housing key administrative offices and serving as the primary venue for local governmental functions and public meetings.
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D.
Benton County Courthouse
The Benton County Courthouse is a historic county government building and prominent architectural landmark located in Vinton, Iowa.
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E.
United States Courthouse, Sioux Falls
The United States Courthouse in Sioux Falls is a federal judicial building that serves as one of the primary venues for federal court proceedings in South Dakota.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal courthouse
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government building ⓘ |
| buildingType | courthouse ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| governmentBranchServed | judicial branch of the United States ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
hearing federal civil cases
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hearing federal criminal cases ⓘ housing clerk of court offices ⓘ housing judges’ chambers ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel | federal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Des Moines, Iowa
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Polk County, Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
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surface form:
Southern District of Iowa
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| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| managedBy |
U.S. General Services Administration
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surface form:
General Services Administration
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| occupant |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
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federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| partOf | federal court system of the United States ⓘ |
| primaryTenants |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
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federal court staff ⓘ |
| serves |
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
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surface form:
Southern District of Iowa
federal litigants in central Iowa ⓘ |
| use |
court proceedings
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judicial offices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States Courthouse in Des Moines Description of subject: The United States Courthouse in Des Moines is a federal courthouse in Iowa that houses proceedings and offices of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
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hasBuilding
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United States Courthouse in Des Moines
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