U.S. Courthouse and Post Office (Knoxville, Tennessee)
E471906
The U.S. Courthouse and Post Office in Knoxville, Tennessee is a historic 19th-century federal building designed in the ornate Second Empire style by Supervising Architect Alfred B. Mullett.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| U.S. Courthouse and Post Office (Knoxville, Tennessee) canonical | 1 |
| U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (Knoxville, Tennessee) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4819139 — 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: U.S. Courthouse and Post Office (Knoxville, Tennessee) Context triple: [Alfred B. Mullett, notableWork, U.S. Courthouse and Post Office (Knoxville, Tennessee)]
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A.
Knox County Courthouse (Knoxville, Tennessee)
The Knox County Courthouse in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a historic government building known for its distinctive late 19th-century architecture and prominent use of locally quarried Tennessee marble.
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B.
Knoxville City-County Building
The Knoxville City-County Building is a government complex in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, that houses the primary offices and courts for both the City of Knoxville and Knox County.
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C.
Knox County Courthouse
The Knox County Courthouse in Knoxville, Tennessee is a historic government building that serves as the center of county judicial and administrative functions.
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D.
Tennessee Supreme Court Building (Nashville)
The Tennessee Supreme Court Building in Nashville is a historic government courthouse that serves as the primary seat of Tennessee’s highest court.
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E.
James H. Quillen United States Courthouse
The James H. Quillen United States Courthouse is a federal judicial building in Tennessee that houses proceedings of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
- 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: U.S. Courthouse and Post Office (Knoxville, Tennessee) Target entity description: The U.S. Courthouse and Post Office in Knoxville, Tennessee is a historic 19th-century federal building designed in the ornate Second Empire style by Supervising Architect Alfred B. Mullett.
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A.
Knox County Courthouse (Knoxville, Tennessee)
The Knox County Courthouse in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a historic government building known for its distinctive late 19th-century architecture and prominent use of locally quarried Tennessee marble.
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B.
Knoxville City-County Building
The Knoxville City-County Building is a government complex in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee, that houses the primary offices and courts for both the City of Knoxville and Knox County.
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C.
Knox County Courthouse
The Knox County Courthouse in Knoxville, Tennessee is a historic government building that serves as the center of county judicial and administrative functions.
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D.
Tennessee Supreme Court Building (Nashville)
The Tennessee Supreme Court Building in Nashville is a historic government courthouse that serves as the primary seat of Tennessee’s highest court.
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E.
James H. Quillen United States Courthouse
The James H. Quillen United States Courthouse is a federal judicial building in Tennessee that houses proceedings of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courthouse
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historic federal building ⓘ post office building ⓘ |
| architect | Alfred B. Mullett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
ornate detailing
ⓘ
pavilion massing ⓘ tower elements ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Second Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Victorian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Second Empire architecture in Tennessee
ⓘ
United States Post Office buildings in Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ United States federal courthouses in Tennessee ⓘ |
| city | Knoxville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor | United States Treasury Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
United States Post Office
NERFINISHED
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federal courthouse ⓘ |
| governmentBodyServed | United States federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic building ⓘ |
| historicPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| location | Knoxville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | mansard roof ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| supervisingArchitect | Alfred B. Mullett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisingArchitectOffice | Office of the Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Courthouse and Post Office (Knoxville, Tennessee) Description of subject: The U.S. Courthouse and Post Office in Knoxville, Tennessee is a historic 19th-century federal building designed in the ornate Second Empire style by Supervising Architect Alfred B. Mullett.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Post Office and Courthouse (Knoxville, Tennessee)