J. B. Duke House, New York City
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The J. B. Duke House in New York City is a grand early-20th-century Fifth Avenue mansion, designed in a French Beaux-Arts style and renowned as one of architect Horace Trumbauer’s most opulent residential commissions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| J. B. Duke House, New York City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3935149 — 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: J. B. Duke House, New York City Context triple: [Horace Trumbauer, notableWork, J. B. Duke House, New York City]
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Cornelius Vanderbilt II House, New York City
The Cornelius Vanderbilt II House in New York City was a grand Gilded Age Fifth Avenue mansion, once among the largest and most opulent private residences in the United States.
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B.
Gracie Mansion
Gracie Mansion is a historic Federal-style house in Manhattan that serves as the official residence of the Mayor of New York City.
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C.
Brooklyn Municipal Building
The Brooklyn Municipal Building is a prominent government office building in Brooklyn, New York, housing various city agencies and public services.
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D.
Brooklyn Historical Society building
The Brooklyn Historical Society building is a landmark Romanesque Revival structure in Brooklyn that houses archives, exhibitions, and programs focused on the history and culture of Brooklyn.
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E.
Leacock Building
The Leacock Building is a major academic and classroom complex at McGill University’s downtown Montreal campus, housing numerous lecture halls, offices, and social science departments.
- 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: J. B. Duke House, New York City Target entity description: The J. B. Duke House in New York City is a grand early-20th-century Fifth Avenue mansion, designed in a French Beaux-Arts style and renowned as one of architect Horace Trumbauer’s most opulent residential commissions.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt II House, New York City
The Cornelius Vanderbilt II House in New York City was a grand Gilded Age Fifth Avenue mansion, once among the largest and most opulent private residences in the United States.
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B.
Gracie Mansion
Gracie Mansion is a historic Federal-style house in Manhattan that serves as the official residence of the Mayor of New York City.
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C.
Brooklyn Municipal Building
The Brooklyn Municipal Building is a prominent government office building in Brooklyn, New York, housing various city agencies and public services.
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D.
Brooklyn Historical Society building
The Brooklyn Historical Society building is a landmark Romanesque Revival structure in Brooklyn that houses archives, exhibitions, and programs focused on the history and culture of Brooklyn.
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E.
Leacock Building
The Leacock Building is a major academic and classroom complex at McGill University’s downtown Montreal campus, housing numerous lecture halls, offices, and social science departments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts building
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historic house ⓘ mansion ⓘ |
| architect | Horace Trumbauer ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | Horace Trumbauer firm ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
Beaux-Arts ⓘ
surface form:
French Beaux-Arts
|
| category |
Beaux-Arts architecture in New York City
ⓘ
Gilded Age mansions ⓘ Houses in Manhattan ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | James Buchanan Duke ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designedAs | urban palace ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
formal reception rooms
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grand entrance ⓘ mansard roof ⓘ ornate stonework ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ |
| hasFunction | private residence (historical) ⓘ |
| hasOwner |
Duke family
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surface form:
Duke family (historical)
|
| heritageDesignation |
New York City Landmark
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ Upper East Side ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Central Park ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Fifth Avenue ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Buchanan Duke ⓘ |
| notableFor |
French Beaux-Arts façade
ⓘ
being one of Horace Trumbauer’s most opulent residential commissions ⓘ grand scale ⓘ opulent interiors ⓘ |
| occupant |
Duke family
ⓘ
James Buchanan Duke ⓘ |
| partOf |
Millionaires' Row
ⓘ
surface form:
Fifth Avenue mansions
|
| use | residence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: J. B. Duke House, New York City Description of subject: The J. B. Duke House in New York City is a grand early-20th-century Fifth Avenue mansion, designed in a French Beaux-Arts style and renowned as one of architect Horace Trumbauer’s most opulent residential commissions.
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