Solon Spencer Beman
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Solon Spencer Beman was a prominent American architect best known for designing the model industrial town of Pullman in Chicago and numerous notable residential, commercial, and religious buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Solon Spencer Beman canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2200081 — 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: Solon Spencer Beman Context triple: [Pullman, Chicago, hasArchitect, Solon Spencer Beman]
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A.
Horace W. Peaslee
Horace W. Peaslee was an American architect best known for designing prominent public monuments and civic buildings in the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
Charles W. Bingham
Charles W. Bingham was a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose contributions to education and public institutions led to buildings such as Bingham Hall being named in his honor.
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C.
Henry A. Walke
Henry A. Walke was a United States Navy officer noted for his distinguished service during the 19th century, particularly in the American Civil War.
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D.
Gustavus W. Smith
Gustavus W. Smith was a Confederate major general and briefly acting commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.
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E.
George A. Joslyn
George A. Joslyn was a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose wealth and patronage significantly shaped Omaha’s cultural and civic landscape.
- 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: Solon Spencer Beman Target entity description: Solon Spencer Beman was a prominent American architect best known for designing the model industrial town of Pullman in Chicago and numerous notable residential, commercial, and religious buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Horace W. Peaslee
Horace W. Peaslee was an American architect best known for designing prominent public monuments and civic buildings in the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
Charles W. Bingham
Charles W. Bingham was a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose contributions to education and public institutions led to buildings such as Bingham Hall being named in his honor.
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C.
Henry A. Walke
Henry A. Walke was a United States Navy officer noted for his distinguished service during the 19th century, particularly in the American Civil War.
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D.
Gustavus W. Smith
Gustavus W. Smith was a Confederate major general and briefly acting commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.
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E.
George A. Joslyn
George A. Joslyn was a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose wealth and patronage significantly shaped Omaha’s cultural and civic landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect
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human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Chicago, Illinois
NERFINISHED
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Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Classical Revival
NERFINISHED
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Gothic Revival ⓘ Renaissance Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ Neo-Romanesque ⓘ
surface form:
Romanesque Revival
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| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| designed |
Fine Arts Building, Chicago
NERFINISHED
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Hotel Florence in Pullman NERFINISHED ⓘ Pullman Administration Building and Clock Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Pullman workers’ housing ⓘ Studebaker Building, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ model industrial town of Pullman, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ numerous churches in the United States ⓘ numerous commercial buildings in Chicago ⓘ numerous residential buildings in Chicago ⓘ |
| employer | George M. Pullman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Beman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| givenName | Solon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
design of religious architecture
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design of residential and commercial buildings in Chicago ⓘ integrated planning of industrial communities ⓘ |
| name | Solon Spencer Beman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
designing the Pullman model industrial town
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late 19th-century American architecture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Carson Pirie Scott store (early work, Chicago)
NERFINISHED
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DeKalb County Courthouse (Decatur, Georgia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Emmanuel Baptist Church (Brooklyn) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fine Arts Building (Chicago) NERFINISHED ⓘ First Church of Christ, Scientist (Chicago) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hotel Florence NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenosha Public Museum (original building) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pabst Building (Milwaukee) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pullman Administration Building NERFINISHED ⓘ Pullman Arcade Building NERFINISHED ⓘ Pullman Company Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Pullman, Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Gabriel Catholic Church (Chicago) NERFINISHED ⓘ Studebaker Building (Chicago) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Brooklyn, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Solon Spencer Beman Description of subject: Solon Spencer Beman was a prominent American architect best known for designing the model industrial town of Pullman in Chicago and numerous notable residential, commercial, and religious buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Referenced by (7)
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