Cooper Union Foundation Building
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New York City designated landmark
academic building
building on the National Register of Historic Places
historic building
landmark
The Cooper Union Foundation Building is a historic 19th-century academic structure in Manhattan’s East Village, renowned as the original home of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and a landmark of American higher education and public discourse.
All labels observed (5)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4923911 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cooper Union Foundation Building Context triple: [Astor Place Tower, nearbyLandmark, Cooper Union Foundation Building]
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Erastus Corning Tower
Erastus Corning Tower is a prominent modernist skyscraper in Albany, New York, serving as the tallest building in the city and a key component of the state government complex.
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B.
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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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.
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Free Academy Building (New York City)
The Free Academy Building in New York City was a prominent 19th-century collegiate structure that served as the original home of what became the City College of New York and exemplified James Renwick Jr.’s Gothic Revival architectural style.
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Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
The Jacob K. Javits Federal Building is a prominent modernist federal office tower in Lower Manhattan, New York City, housing numerous U.S. government agencies and immigration courts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cooper Union Foundation Building Target entity description: The Cooper Union Foundation Building is a historic 19th-century academic structure in Manhattan’s East Village, renowned as the original home of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and a landmark of American higher education and public discourse.
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A.
Erastus Corning Tower
Erastus Corning Tower is a prominent modernist skyscraper in Albany, New York, serving as the tallest building in the city and a key component of the state government complex.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
Free Academy Building (New York City)
The Free Academy Building in New York City was a prominent 19th-century collegiate structure that served as the original home of what became the City College of New York and exemplified James Renwick Jr.’s Gothic Revival architectural style.
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E.
Jacob K. Javits Federal Building
The Jacob K. Javits Federal Building is a prominent modernist federal office tower in Lower Manhattan, New York City, housing numerous U.S. government agencies and immigration courts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City designated landmark
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academic building ⓘ building on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ historic building ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| architect |
Frederick A. Petersen
NERFINISHED
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Frederick Petersen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Italianate
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Rundbogenstil ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1859 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1853 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crossStreet | Cooper Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorCount | 6 ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
NERFINISHED
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New York City Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Great Hall
NERFINISHED
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basement auditorium ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate |
1961
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1965 ⓘ 1966 ⓘ |
| inception | 1853 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Village, Manhattan
NERFINISHED
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Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| material |
brick
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brownstone ⓘ wrought iron ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Peter Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | East Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hosting major political speeches and debates
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role in American higher education ⓘ role in American public discourse ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1859 ⓘ |
| operator | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction | home of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art ⓘ |
| owner | The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | The Cooper Union campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicTransit |
8th Street–NYU subway station
NERFINISHED
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Astor Place subway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Abraham Lincoln’s Cooper Union Address NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEventDate | February 27, 1860 ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 7 East 7th Street ⓘ |
| use |
auditorium for public events
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educational facility ⓘ offices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cooper Union Foundation Building Description of subject: The Cooper Union Foundation Building is a historic 19th-century academic structure in Manhattan’s East Village, renowned as the original home of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art and a landmark of American higher education and public discourse.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
The Astor Place Tower (Sculpture for Living), New York
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nearbyLandmark
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Cooper Union Foundation Building
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subject surface form:
Astor Place Tower
this entity surface form:
Cooper Union Academic Building
this entity surface form:
The Cooper Union Foundation Building
this entity surface form:
Cooper Union Foundation Building (as founder’s project)
subject surface form:
Great Hall (Cooper Union)
this entity surface form:
Foundation Building (Cooper Union)