Alexander J. Davis
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Alexander J. Davis was a prominent 19th-century American architect known for his influential Gothic Revival and Greek Revival designs across the United States.
All labels observed (1)
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| Alexander J. Davis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10565020 — 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: Alexander J. Davis Context triple: [Ohio Statehouse, architect, Alexander J. Davis]
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A.
James A. G. Davis
James A. G. Davis was a notable individual interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C., recognized for his significance in the region’s historical or civic life.
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B.
Alexander D. Smith
Alexander D. Smith is a linguist known for his work on Austronesian languages, particularly for proposing the Greater North Borneo language subgroup.
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C.
Daniel C. Davis
Daniel C. Davis was a 19th-century figure of regional importance in Utah, commemorated as the namesake of Davis County.
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D.
Michael Davis
Michael Davis is an entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of Bomis, the web portal company that played a key role in the early development of Wikipedia.
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E.
Michael Davis
Michael Davis is an American comic book artist, writer, and producer best known as one of the founding members of the influential, Black-owned comics company Milestone Media.
- 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: Alexander J. Davis Target entity description: Alexander J. Davis was a prominent 19th-century American architect known for his influential Gothic Revival and Greek Revival designs across the United States.
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A.
James A. G. Davis
James A. G. Davis was a notable individual interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Washington, D.C., recognized for his significance in the region’s historical or civic life.
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B.
Alexander D. Smith
Alexander D. Smith is a linguist known for his work on Austronesian languages, particularly for proposing the Greater North Borneo language subgroup.
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C.
Daniel C. Davis
Daniel C. Davis was a 19th-century figure of regional importance in Utah, commemorated as the namesake of Davis County.
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D.
Michael Davis
Michael Davis is an entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of Bomis, the web portal company that played a key role in the early development of Wikipedia.
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E.
Michael Davis
Michael Davis is an American comic book artist, writer, and producer best known as one of the founding members of the influential, Black-owned comics company Milestone Media.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect
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human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hudson River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1803-07-24 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | architectural firm Town and Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1892-01-14 ⓘ |
| designed |
country houses in Gothic Revival style
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public buildings in Greek Revival style ⓘ villas in Italianate style ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
American Academy of the Fine Arts
NERFINISHED
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New-York Drawing Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
public architecture
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residential architecture ⓘ |
| fullName | Alexander Jackson Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| influenced | American domestic architecture in the 19th century ⓘ |
| movement |
Gothic Revival architecture
NERFINISHED
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Greek Revival architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Gothic Revival designs in the United States
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Greek Revival designs in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Glen Ellen (Baltimore County, Maryland)
NERFINISHED
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Highland Lodge (Garrison, New York) NERFINISHED ⓘ Indiana State Capitol (Indianapolis, demolished) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenwood (near Albany, New York) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyndhurst (Tarrytown, New York) NERFINISHED ⓘ New York University original building on Washington Square (demolished) NERFINISHED ⓘ North Carolina State Capitol (Raleigh, with Ithiel Town and David Paton) NERFINISHED ⓘ Oliver Bronson House (Hudson, New York) NERFINISHED ⓘ Springside (Poughkeepsie, New York) NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (Rochester, New York, attributed) NERFINISHED ⓘ Trinity Church parsonage (New York City) NERFINISHED ⓘ Wadsworth Atheneum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | West Orange, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1837 ⓘ |
| published | Rural Residences ⓘ |
| style |
picturesque
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romantic ⓘ |
| workedAs | architectural illustrator ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Ithiel Town
NERFINISHED
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Town and Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alexander J. Davis Description of subject: Alexander J. Davis was a prominent 19th-century American architect known for his influential Gothic Revival and Greek Revival designs across the United States.
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