American Telephone & Telegraph Building (195 Broadway interiors and alterations)
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The American Telephone & Telegraph Building at 195 Broadway, particularly known for its grand interiors and later alterations, is a landmark early-20th-century New York City office building that served as AT&T’s historic corporate headquarters.
All labels observed (1)
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| American Telephone & Telegraph Building (195 Broadway interiors and alterations) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9570588 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: American Telephone & Telegraph Building (195 Broadway interiors and alterations) Context triple: [Trowbridge & Livingston, notableWork, American Telephone & Telegraph Building (195 Broadway interiors and alterations)]
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A.
AT&T Building
The AT&T Building is a landmark postmodern skyscraper in New York City, renowned for its Chippendale-style broken pediment top and its influential role in 1980s architectural design.
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B.
New York Herald Building
The New York Herald Building was a prominent Beaux-Arts style newspaper headquarters in Manhattan designed by architect Stanford White in the late 19th century.
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C.
New York Sun Building
The New York Sun Building was a prominent historic newspaper office skyscraper in Manhattan that housed the influential New York Sun during the height of New York City’s print journalism era.
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D.
RCA Building
The RCA Building, now known as 30 Rockefeller Plaza or 30 Rock, is a landmark Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that serves as the centerpiece of New York City's Rockefeller Center complex.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: American Telephone & Telegraph Building (195 Broadway interiors and alterations) Target entity description: The American Telephone & Telegraph Building at 195 Broadway, particularly known for its grand interiors and later alterations, is a landmark early-20th-century New York City office building that served as AT&T’s historic corporate headquarters.
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A.
AT&T Building
The AT&T Building is a landmark postmodern skyscraper in New York City, renowned for its Chippendale-style broken pediment top and its influential role in 1980s architectural design.
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B.
New York Herald Building
The New York Herald Building was a prominent Beaux-Arts style newspaper headquarters in Manhattan designed by architect Stanford White in the late 19th century.
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C.
New York Sun Building
The New York Sun Building was a prominent historic newspaper office skyscraper in Manhattan that housed the influential New York Sun during the height of New York City’s print journalism era.
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D.
RCA Building
The RCA Building, now known as 30 Rockefeller Plaza or 30 Rock, is a landmark Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that serves as the centerpiece of New York City's Rockefeller Center complex.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic office building interior
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landmark interior ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts–influenced interior design
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Neoclassical ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Telephone & Telegraph Building (195 Broadway)
NERFINISHED
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American Telephone & Telegraph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| category |
corporate headquarters interiors
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historic interiors in New York City ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| context | Lower Manhattan commercial district ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designIntent | to project stability and grandeur for AT&T ⓘ |
| era | pre–World War II office architecture ⓘ |
| feature |
decorative metalwork
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formal entrance halls ⓘ grand staircases ⓘ large open office floors behind classical public spaces ⓘ stone columns ⓘ |
| formerHeadquartersOf | American Telephone & Telegraph Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
executive offices
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office interiors ⓘ public reception spaces ⓘ |
| historicUse |
corporate headquarters
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office building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
195 Broadway
NERFINISHED
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Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| material |
marble
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metal decorative elements ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Financial District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
grand lobby
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historic banking hall–like spaces ⓘ marble finishes ⓘ monumental interior colonnades ⓘ ornamental ceilings ⓘ |
| ownershipHistory | American Telephone & Telegraph Company (historic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American Telephone & Telegraph Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | telecommunications industry history ⓘ |
| significance |
example of early 20th-century corporate architecture interiors
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symbol of AT&T’s corporate identity in New York City ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 195 Broadway ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| underwent | later interior alterations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Telephone & Telegraph Building (195 Broadway interiors and alterations) Description of subject: The American Telephone & Telegraph Building at 195 Broadway, particularly known for its grand interiors and later alterations, is a landmark early-20th-century New York City office building that served as AT&T’s historic corporate headquarters.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Trowbridge & Livingston
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notableWork
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American Telephone & Telegraph Building (195 Broadway interiors and alterations)
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