Marcel Breuer House (New Canaan)
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The Marcel Breuer House in New Canaan is a modernist residence designed by architect Marcel Breuer, exemplifying mid-20th-century International Style domestic architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marcel Breuer House (New Canaan) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9607699 — 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: Marcel Breuer House (New Canaan) Context triple: [Harvard Five houses, hasPart, Marcel Breuer House (New Canaan)]
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A.
Farnsworth House
Farnsworth House is a renowned modernist glass-and-steel weekend residence in Plano, Illinois, celebrated as a masterpiece of minimalist architecture.
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B.
Philip Johnson Glass House
The Philip Johnson Glass House is a landmark modernist residence in New Canaan, Connecticut, celebrated for its minimalist glass-and-steel design and its influential role in 20th-century architecture.
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C.
Eames House
Eames House is an iconic mid-20th-century modernist residence in Los Angeles designed by Charles and Ray Eames, celebrated for its innovative use of industrial materials and integration with the surrounding landscape.
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D.
Frank Lloyd Wright Rosenbaum House
The Frank Lloyd Wright Rosenbaum House is a renowned Usonian-style residence designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, celebrated for its innovative integration of modernist design with its natural surroundings.
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E.
The Gwathmey Residence and Studio, Amagansett
The Gwathmey Residence and Studio in Amagansett is a landmark modernist house and workspace designed by architect Charles Gwathmey that exemplifies late-20th-century American residential architecture.
- 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: Marcel Breuer House (New Canaan) Target entity description: The Marcel Breuer House in New Canaan is a modernist residence designed by architect Marcel Breuer, exemplifying mid-20th-century International Style domestic architecture.
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A.
Farnsworth House
Farnsworth House is a renowned modernist glass-and-steel weekend residence in Plano, Illinois, celebrated as a masterpiece of minimalist architecture.
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B.
Philip Johnson Glass House
The Philip Johnson Glass House is a landmark modernist residence in New Canaan, Connecticut, celebrated for its minimalist glass-and-steel design and its influential role in 20th-century architecture.
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C.
Eames House
Eames House is an iconic mid-20th-century modernist residence in Los Angeles designed by Charles and Ray Eames, celebrated for its innovative use of industrial materials and integration with the surrounding landscape.
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D.
Frank Lloyd Wright Rosenbaum House
The Frank Lloyd Wright Rosenbaum House is a renowned Usonian-style residence designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, celebrated for its innovative integration of modernist design with its natural surroundings.
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E.
The Gwathmey Residence and Studio, Amagansett
The Gwathmey Residence and Studio in Amagansett is a landmark modernist house and workspace designed by architect Charles Gwathmey that exemplifies late-20th-century American residential architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
house
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modernist residence ⓘ |
| architect | Marcel Breuer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
International Style
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Modernism ⓘ |
| category |
Houses in Fairfield County, Connecticut
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International Style houses in the United States ⓘ Modernist houses in Connecticut ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designedBy | Marcel Breuer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | mid-20th-century residential architecture ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalType | detached house ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of International Style domestic architecture
ⓘ
example of Marcel Breuer’s residential work ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
flat roof
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integration with surrounding landscape ⓘ large glass areas ⓘ minimal ornamentation ⓘ open-plan interior ⓘ rectilinear forms ⓘ steel and glass construction elements ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New Canaan, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Connecticut
NERFINISHED
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Fairfield County, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Marcel Breuer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | mid-20th-century modern architecture in New Canaan ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| use | single-family residence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marcel Breuer House (New Canaan) Description of subject: The Marcel Breuer House in New Canaan is a modernist residence designed by architect Marcel Breuer, exemplifying mid-20th-century International Style domestic architecture.
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