Asch Building
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The Asch Building is a historic New York City loft building best known as the site of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a tragedy that led to major reforms in workplace safety and labor laws in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Asch Building canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6423118 — 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: Asch Building Context triple: [Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, building, Asch Building]
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A.
Perelman Building
The Perelman Building is an annex of the Philadelphia Museum of Art known for its Art Deco architecture and galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary design, prints, drawings, and photography.
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B.
Bloch Building
The Bloch Building is a striking contemporary glass-and-concrete expansion of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, renowned for its luminous “lenses” emerging from the landscape.
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C.
Louise Weiss building
The Louise Weiss building is the main seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, known for its distinctive modern architecture and symbolic role in the European Union’s legislative process.
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D.
Parkinson Building
Parkinson Building is an iconic white Portland stone landmark and central administrative building of the University of Leeds, renowned for its clock tower and status as a symbol of the university.
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E.
Lehmann Building
The Lehmann Building is a facility within the Missouri Botanical Garden complex, likely used for administrative, educational, or research purposes supporting the garden’s botanical mission.
- 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: Asch Building Target entity description: The Asch Building is a historic New York City loft building best known as the site of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a tragedy that led to major reforms in workplace safety and labor laws in the United States.
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A.
Perelman Building
The Perelman Building is an annex of the Philadelphia Museum of Art known for its Art Deco architecture and galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary design, prints, drawings, and photography.
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B.
Bloch Building
The Bloch Building is a striking contemporary glass-and-concrete expansion of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, renowned for its luminous “lenses” emerging from the landscape.
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C.
Louise Weiss building
The Louise Weiss building is the main seat of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, known for its distinctive modern architecture and symbolic role in the European Union’s legislative process.
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D.
Parkinson Building
Parkinson Building is an iconic white Portland stone landmark and central administrative building of the University of Leeds, renowned for its clock tower and status as a symbol of the university.
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E.
Lehmann Building
The Lehmann Building is a facility within the Missouri Botanical Garden complex, likely used for administrative, educational, or research purposes supporting the garden’s botanical mission.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
loft building
ⓘ
office building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Brown Building
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brown Building of Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | John Woolley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neo-Renaissance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Triangle Shirtwaist Company
NERFINISHED
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fire safety reforms in New York City ⓘ labor history of the United States ⓘ workplace safety reforms in the United States ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkAuthority | New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1900 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentOwner | New York University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
academic building
ⓘ
science classrooms and laboratories ⓘ |
| façadeMaterial |
brick
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limestone ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fireproof construction of steel and brick
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one exterior fire escape at time of 1911 fire ⓘ two internal stairways at time of 1911 fire ⓘ |
| height | approximately 135 feet ⓘ |
| landmarkDesignation | New York City Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landmarkDesignationDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| ledTo |
creation of New York State Factory Investigating Commission
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improvements in building fire codes ⓘ improvements in workplace safety regulations ⓘ strengthening of factory inspection laws in New York State ⓘ |
| locatedAtIntersection | Washington Place and Greene Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Washington Place NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph J. Asch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Greenwich Village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | March 25, 1911 ⓘ |
| numberOfDeathsInNotableEvent | 146 ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 10 ⓘ |
| originalUse | loft building for manufacturing and offices ⓘ |
| partOf | New York University campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| registeredHistoricPlace | New York City Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renovation | extensively renovated after 1911 fire ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 23–29 Washington Place ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NYU College of Arts and Science
NERFINISHED
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New York University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Asch Building Description of subject: The Asch Building is a historic New York City loft building best known as the site of the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, a tragedy that led to major reforms in workplace safety and labor laws in the United States.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.