Poughkeepsie United States Post Office and Custom House
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The Poughkeepsie United States Post Office and Custom House is a historic federal building in Poughkeepsie, New York, noted for its 19th-century architectural design and role in housing both postal and customs services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Poughkeepsie United States Post Office and Custom House canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T469242 — 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: Poughkeepsie United States Post Office and Custom House Context triple: [Isaac G. Perry, notableWork, Poughkeepsie United States Post Office and Custom House]
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A.
White Plains City Hall
White Plains City Hall is the central municipal government building of White Plains, New York, housing the city’s administrative offices and serving as a focal point for local civic affairs.
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B.
Albany City Hall
Albany City Hall is the historic municipal government building of Albany, New York, noted for its Romanesque Revival architecture and prominent clock tower.
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C.
Federal Hall National Memorial
Federal Hall National Memorial is a historic site in New York City that commemorates the location of the first U.S. Capitol and George Washington’s inauguration as the nation’s first president.
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D.
James A. Farley Building
The James A. Farley Building is a historic Beaux-Arts former main post office in Manhattan that has been transformed into the Moynihan Train Hall, a major expansion of New York City’s Penn Station.
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E.
New York State Capitol, Albany
The New York State Capitol in Albany is the historic seat of New York State’s government, housing its legislature and executive offices in a grand 19th-century architectural landmark.
- 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: Poughkeepsie United States Post Office and Custom House Target entity description: The Poughkeepsie United States Post Office and Custom House is a historic federal building in Poughkeepsie, New York, noted for its 19th-century architectural design and role in housing both postal and customs services.
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A.
White Plains City Hall
White Plains City Hall is the central municipal government building of White Plains, New York, housing the city’s administrative offices and serving as a focal point for local civic affairs.
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B.
Albany City Hall
Albany City Hall is the historic municipal government building of Albany, New York, noted for its Romanesque Revival architecture and prominent clock tower.
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C.
Federal Hall National Memorial
Federal Hall National Memorial is a historic site in New York City that commemorates the location of the first U.S. Capitol and George Washington’s inauguration as the nation’s first president.
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D.
James A. Farley Building
The James A. Farley Building is a historic Beaux-Arts former main post office in Manhattan that has been transformed into the Moynihan Train Hall, a major expansion of New York City’s Penn Station.
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E.
New York State Capitol, Albany
The New York State Capitol in Albany is the historic seat of New York State’s government, housing its legislature and executive offices in a grand 19th-century architectural landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
custom house
ⓘ
historic federal building ⓘ post office building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century architecture ⓘ |
| category |
United States Custom House
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Custom Houses
United States Post Office buildings ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| function |
customs services facility
ⓘ
postal services facility ⓘ |
| governingBody |
United States Postal Service
ⓘ
U.S. Customs and Border Protection ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government customs authorities
|
| hasServiceArea |
Poughkeepsie, New York
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surface form:
Poughkeepsie, New York region
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| heritageStatus | historic building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dutchess County
ⓘ
surface form:
Dutchess County, New York
New York ⓘ Poughkeepsie, New York ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| owner |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| significance | important example of 19th-century federal architecture in Poughkeepsie ⓘ |
| usedFor |
customs administration
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mail distribution ⓘ mail processing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Poughkeepsie United States Post Office and Custom House Description of subject: The Poughkeepsie United States Post Office and Custom House is a historic federal building in Poughkeepsie, New York, noted for its 19th-century architectural design and role in housing both postal and customs services.
Referenced by (1)
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