Washington Monument (Baltimore, Maryland)
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The Washington Monument in Baltimore, Maryland is a historic neoclassical column and the first major monument erected to honor George Washington in the United States.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Washington Monument (Baltimore) | 3 |
| Washington Monument (Baltimore, Maryland) canonical | 2 |
| Washington Monument | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T384483 — 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: Washington Monument (Baltimore, Maryland) Context triple: [Robert Mills, notableWork, Washington Monument (Baltimore, Maryland)]
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A.
Francis Scott Key Monument in Baltimore
The Francis Scott Key Monument in Baltimore is a historic memorial honoring the author of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” featuring a prominent statue and symbolic patriotic imagery.
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B.
Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is a towering white marble obelisk on the National Mall that honors George Washington, the first president of the United States.
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C.
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a prominent Washington, D.C. monument honoring the Civil War general and 18th U.S. president, featuring a large equestrian statue and elaborate sculptural groups.
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D.
Bunker Hill Monument
The Bunker Hill Monument is a granite obelisk in Boston commemorating one of the first major battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Statue of Freedom
The Statue of Freedom is the bronze allegorical figure of Liberty that crowns the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
- 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: Washington Monument (Baltimore, Maryland) Target entity description: The Washington Monument in Baltimore, Maryland is a historic neoclassical column and the first major monument erected to honor George Washington in the United States.
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A.
Francis Scott Key Monument in Baltimore
The Francis Scott Key Monument in Baltimore is a historic memorial honoring the author of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” featuring a prominent statue and symbolic patriotic imagery.
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B.
Washington Monument
The Washington Monument is a towering white marble obelisk on the National Mall that honors George Washington, the first president of the United States.
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C.
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a prominent Washington, D.C. monument honoring the Civil War general and 18th U.S. president, featuring a large equestrian statue and elaborate sculptural groups.
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D.
Bunker Hill Monument
The Bunker Hill Monument is a granite obelisk in Boston commemorating one of the first major battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
Statue of Freedom
The Statue of Freedom is the bronze allegorical figure of Liberty that crowns the dome of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
column
ⓘ
historic landmark ⓘ monument ⓘ |
| architect | Robert Mills ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Baltimore
ⓘ
Monuments and memorials to George Washington ⓘ Neoclassical architecture in Maryland ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1829 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1815 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | George Washington ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasInscription | commemorative texts honoring George Washington ⓘ |
| hasPart |
base with sculptural reliefs
ⓘ
doric column ⓘ interior spiral staircase ⓘ statue of George Washington at the top ⓘ |
| hasRestoration | major restoration completed in 2015 ⓘ |
| hasVisitorFacility | small museum or exhibit space at base ⓘ |
| height |
approximately 178 feet
ⓘ
approximately 54 meters ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inception | design competition held in 1813 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical Roman columns ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baltimore
ⓘ
Baltimore ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore City
Downtown Baltimore ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore City Historic District
Maryland ⓘ Mount Vernon neighborhood ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore Basilica
Peabody Institute ⓘ |
| mapLocation |
Mount Vernon neighborhood
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Vernon Place, Baltimore, Maryland
|
| materialUsed |
granite
ⓘ
white marble ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Washington ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| operator |
Mount Vernon neighborhood
ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Vernon Place Conservancy
|
| owner |
Baltimore
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Baltimore
|
| partOf | Mount Vernon Place ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| significance | early example of monumental public architecture in the United States ⓘ |
| significantEvent | first major monument erected to honor George Washington in the United States ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| use | observation tower ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Washington Monument (Baltimore, Maryland) Description of subject: The Washington Monument in Baltimore, Maryland is a historic neoclassical column and the first major monument erected to honor George Washington in the United States.
Referenced by (6)
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Washington Monument
this entity surface form:
Washington Monument (Baltimore)
this entity surface form:
Washington Monument (Baltimore)
this entity surface form:
Washington Monument (Baltimore)