Hill Valley Courthouse
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Hill Valley Courthouse is the iconic central civic building and clock-tower featured prominently in the Back to the Future film series as the focal point of the fictional town of Hill Valley.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hill Valley Courthouse canonical | 1 |
| Oakdale courthouse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7940330 — 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: Hill Valley Courthouse Context triple: [Hill Valley, hasLandmark, Hill Valley Courthouse]
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A.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
The Stanley Mosk Courthouse is a major downtown Los Angeles judicial complex that serves as one of the primary trial court facilities for Los Angeles County.
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B.
Van Nuys Courthouse
Van Nuys Courthouse is a major Los Angeles County Superior Court facility serving the San Fernando Valley community in Van Nuys, California.
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C.
Orange County Courthouse
The Orange County Courthouse is a historic judicial building and prominent civic landmark serving as the county's main courthouse in Goshen, New York.
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D.
University Avenue Courthouse
University Avenue Courthouse is a judicial building in downtown Toronto that houses courtrooms and legal offices serving the city's justice system.
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E.
Spring Street Courthouse
Spring Street Courthouse is a historic federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles known for its Art Deco architecture and role in the U.S. judicial system.
- 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: Hill Valley Courthouse Target entity description: Hill Valley Courthouse is the iconic central civic building and clock-tower featured prominently in the Back to the Future film series as the focal point of the fictional town of Hill Valley.
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A.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
The Stanley Mosk Courthouse is a major downtown Los Angeles judicial complex that serves as one of the primary trial court facilities for Los Angeles County.
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B.
Van Nuys Courthouse
Van Nuys Courthouse is a major Los Angeles County Superior Court facility serving the San Fernando Valley community in Van Nuys, California.
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C.
Orange County Courthouse
The Orange County Courthouse is a historic judicial building and prominent civic landmark serving as the county's main courthouse in Goshen, New York.
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D.
University Avenue Courthouse
University Avenue Courthouse is a judicial building in downtown Toronto that houses courtrooms and legal offices serving the city's justice system.
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E.
Spring Street Courthouse
Spring Street Courthouse is a historic federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles known for its Art Deco architecture and role in the U.S. judicial system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clock tower
ⓘ
courthouse ⓘ fictional building ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Back to the Future
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Back to the Future Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ Back to the Future Part III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Biff Tannen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dr. Emmett Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Marty McFly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | lightning strike of November 12, 1955 ⓘ |
| backlotLocation | Universal Studios Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralBuildingOf | Hill Valley civic center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clockStoppedAtTime | 10:04 PM ⓘ |
| clockStoppedOn | November 12, 1955 ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedForProductionBy | Back to the Future production designers ⓘ |
| featuredInFranchise | Back to the Future film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredInMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| fictionalLocationIn | Hill Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalYearBuilt | late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasClockTower | Hill Valley Courthouse Clock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | iconic movie location ⓘ |
| hasFandom | Back to the Future fans ⓘ |
| hasFeature | clock tower ⓘ |
| hasFictionalAddress | Hill Valley town square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreAssociation |
science fiction
ⓘ
time travel fiction ⓘ |
| hasIconicElement | stopped clock at 10:04 ⓘ |
| hasOnScreenEraDepictions |
1885
ⓘ
1955 ⓘ 1985 ⓘ 2015 ⓘ alternate 1985 timeline ⓘ |
| isSymbolOf |
Hill Valley’s history
ⓘ
the passage of time ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalTownSquare | Hill Valley Town Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central landmark
ⓘ
time-travel focal point ⓘ |
| partOfFictionalUniverse | Back to the Future universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realWorldInstanceOf | film set building ⓘ |
| setOnBacklot | Courthouse Square set NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsPlotDevice |
lightning-powered time travel
ⓘ
meeting point for main characters ⓘ |
| usedForSceneType |
legal proceedings (implied)
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public gatherings ⓘ time travel climax scenes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hill Valley Courthouse Description of subject: Hill Valley Courthouse is the iconic central civic building and clock-tower featured prominently in the Back to the Future film series as the focal point of the fictional town of Hill Valley.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oakdale courthouse