Ellicott Square Building (Buffalo)
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The Ellicott Square Building in Buffalo is a historic late-19th-century office building renowned for its grand Beaux-Arts design and once being one of the largest commercial buildings in the world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ellicott Square Building (Buffalo) canonical | 1 |
| Ellicott Square Building Buffalo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T506147 — 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: Ellicott Square Building (Buffalo) Context triple: [Daniel Burnham, architectOf, Ellicott Square Building (Buffalo)]
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A.
Starrett-Lehigh Building
The Starrett-Lehigh Building is a massive, historic industrial and office complex in Manhattan known for its distinctive horizontal bands of windows and status as a prominent architectural landmark.
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B.
Madison Building
The Madison Building is one of the main Library of Congress structures in Washington, D.C., housing extensive research collections, reading rooms, and administrative offices.
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C.
Brooks Building
The Brooks Building is a key teaching and learning facility of Manchester Metropolitan University, known for housing education and health-related disciplines in modern, sustainable spaces.
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D.
Tribune Building, New York City
The Tribune Building in New York City was a pioneering 19th-century skyscraper and former headquarters of the New York Tribune, designed in a richly ornamented style by architect Richard Morris Hunt.
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E.
Adams Building
The Adams Building is one of the main Library of Congress buildings in Washington, D.C., housing extensive research collections and reading rooms.
- 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: Ellicott Square Building (Buffalo) Target entity description: The Ellicott Square Building in Buffalo is a historic late-19th-century office building renowned for its grand Beaux-Arts design and once being one of the largest commercial buildings in the world.
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A.
Starrett-Lehigh Building
The Starrett-Lehigh Building is a massive, historic industrial and office complex in Manhattan known for its distinctive horizontal bands of windows and status as a prominent architectural landmark.
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B.
Madison Building
The Madison Building is one of the main Library of Congress structures in Washington, D.C., housing extensive research collections, reading rooms, and administrative offices.
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C.
Brooks Building
The Brooks Building is a key teaching and learning facility of Manchester Metropolitan University, known for housing education and health-related disciplines in modern, sustainable spaces.
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D.
Tribune Building, New York City
The Tribune Building in New York City was a pioneering 19th-century skyscraper and former headquarters of the New York Tribune, designed in a richly ornamented style by architect Richard Morris Hunt.
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E.
Adams Building
The Adams Building is one of the main Library of Congress buildings in Washington, D.C., housing extensive research collections and reading rooms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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commercial building ⓘ historic building ⓘ office building ⓘ |
| architect | Charles Atwood ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | D. H. Burnham & Company ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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Italian Renaissance Revival ⓘ |
| cityCenterLocation | downtown Buffalo ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1896 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1895 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | landmark of Buffalo’s commercial and architectural history ⓘ |
| developer | Ellicott Square Company ⓘ |
| floorArea |
approximately 44700 square meters
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approximately 481000 square feet ⓘ |
| floorCountIncludingBasement | 11 ⓘ |
| hasBasement | true ⓘ |
| hasCourtyard | central interior courtyard covered by a glass roof ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elaborate terra cotta ornamentation on the façade
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iron and glass skylight over the central court ⓘ ornate marble mosaic floor in the interior courtyard ⓘ |
| hasPublicAccess | public access to interior lobby and courtyard during business hours ⓘ |
| hasRenovation |
interior and exterior restoration in the 1980s and 1990s
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underwent multiple restorations in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasUse |
office space
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restaurant space ⓘ retail space ⓘ |
| height | approximately 38 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of a historic district ⓘ |
| historicDesignation | contributing property to the Joseph Ellicott Historic District ⓘ |
| inception | 1895 ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Erie County, New York ⓘ |
| location |
Buffalo
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surface form:
Buffalo, New York
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| namedAfter | Joseph Ellicott ⓘ |
| nearby |
Buffalo City Hall
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Buffalo Main Light Rail line on Main Street ⓘ Niagara Square ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property ⓘ |
| numberOfFloorsAboveGround | 10 ⓘ |
| occupies | entire block between Main Street and Washington Street in downtown Buffalo ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1896 ⓘ |
| owner | private ownership ⓘ |
| partOf | Joseph Ellicott Historic District ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 295 Main Street ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| wasLargestOfItsType | one of the largest office buildings in the world at the time of its completion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ellicott Square Building (Buffalo) Description of subject: The Ellicott Square Building in Buffalo is a historic late-19th-century office building renowned for its grand Beaux-Arts design and once being one of the largest commercial buildings in the world.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ellicott Square Building Buffalo