architectural firm Severance & Van Alen
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Severance & Van Alen was an early 20th-century New York architectural firm best known as the partnership that included William Van Alen, later famed for designing the Chrysler Building.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| architectural firm Severance & Van Alen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4875936 — 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: architectural firm Severance & Van Alen Context triple: [William Van Alen, coFounded, architectural firm Severance & Van Alen]
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A.
architectural firm Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing the Empire State Building in New York City.
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B.
Philip Johnson and Associates
Philip Johnson and Associates was an architectural firm led by influential modernist architect Philip Johnson, known for designing prominent cultural and institutional buildings in the United States.
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C.
Edward Durell Stone & Associates
Edward Durell Stone & Associates was the architectural firm founded by prominent American modernist architect Edward Durell Stone, known for designing notable mid-20th-century buildings in the United States and abroad.
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D.
Fabre-Speller Architects
Fabre-Speller Architects is an architectural firm known for designing the Mariinsky Concert Hall in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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E.
Scharfstein Architects
Scharfstein Architects is an architectural firm known for its role in designing the Red Bull Arena soccer stadium in Harrison, New Jersey.
- 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: architectural firm Severance & Van Alen Target entity description: Severance & Van Alen was an early 20th-century New York architectural firm best known as the partnership that included William Van Alen, later famed for designing the Chrysler Building.
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A.
architectural firm Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing the Empire State Building in New York City.
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B.
Philip Johnson and Associates
Philip Johnson and Associates was an architectural firm led by influential modernist architect Philip Johnson, known for designing prominent cultural and institutional buildings in the United States.
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C.
Edward Durell Stone & Associates
Edward Durell Stone & Associates was the architectural firm founded by prominent American modernist architect Edward Durell Stone, known for designing notable mid-20th-century buildings in the United States and abroad.
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D.
Fabre-Speller Architects
Fabre-Speller Architects is an architectural firm known for designing the Mariinsky Concert Hall in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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E.
Scharfstein Architects
Scharfstein Architects is an architectural firm known for its role in designing the Red Bull Arena soccer stadium in Harrison, New Jersey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect
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architect ⓘ architectural firm ⓘ partnership ⓘ |
| associatedWith | William Van Alen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| field | architecture ⓘ |
| hasArchitect |
William H. Severance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Van Alen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| industry | architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor | being the early-career partnership of William Van Alen ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableFor | New York City commercial and residential architecture ⓘ |
| notableMember | William Van Alen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Chrysler Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| partner |
William H. Severance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Van Alen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
New York City
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| timePeriod | early 1900s ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: architectural firm Severance & Van Alen Description of subject: Severance & Van Alen was an early 20th-century New York architectural firm best known as the partnership that included William Van Alen, later famed for designing the Chrysler Building.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.