60 Queen Street West
E920809
60 Queen Street West is the downtown Toronto address best known as the site of the historic Old City Hall, a landmark former municipal building now used as a courthouse.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 60 Queen Street West canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11353949 — 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: 60 Queen Street West Context triple: [Old City Hall, locatedAt, 60 Queen Street West]
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A.
299 Queen Street West, Toronto
299 Queen Street West, Toronto is a historic downtown Toronto building that serves as a major media hub housing multiple television and radio broadcasters.
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B.
Wellington Street West
Wellington Street West is a major downtown Toronto thoroughfare known for its mix of office towers, restaurants, and cultural venues in and around the Financial District.
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C.
Wellington Street West
Wellington Street West is a major commercial and dining corridor in Ottawa, Ontario, known for its independent shops, restaurants, and vibrant urban streetscape.
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D.
Sherbrooke Street West
Sherbrooke Street West is a major thoroughfare in Montreal known for its mix of residential areas, shops, institutions, and cultural landmarks running through several central neighborhoods.
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E.
Front of Yonge
Front of Yonge is a rural township in Eastern Ontario, Canada, situated along the St. Lawrence River in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.
- 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: 60 Queen Street West Target entity description: 60 Queen Street West is the downtown Toronto address best known as the site of the historic Old City Hall, a landmark former municipal building now used as a courthouse.
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A.
299 Queen Street West, Toronto
299 Queen Street West, Toronto is a historic downtown Toronto building that serves as a major media hub housing multiple television and radio broadcasters.
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B.
Wellington Street West
Wellington Street West is a major downtown Toronto thoroughfare known for its mix of office towers, restaurants, and cultural venues in and around the Financial District.
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C.
Wellington Street West
Wellington Street West is a major commercial and dining corridor in Ottawa, Ontario, known for its independent shops, restaurants, and vibrant urban streetscape.
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D.
Sherbrooke Street West
Sherbrooke Street West is a major thoroughfare in Montreal known for its mix of residential areas, shops, institutions, and cultural landmarks running through several central neighborhoods.
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E.
Front of Yonge
Front of Yonge is a rural township in Eastern Ontario, Canada, situated along the St. Lawrence River in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building location
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courthouse building ⓘ historic municipal building ⓘ street address ⓘ |
| architect | Edward James Lennox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Richardsonian Romanesque NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAddress | 60 Queen Street West ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Toronto municipal government history ⓘ |
| city |
Toronto
ⓘ
Toronto ⓘ |
| clockTowerHeight | approximately 103.6 metres ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1889 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 43.6513°N 79.3817°W ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
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Canada ⓘ |
| currentFunction | courthouse ⓘ |
| faces | Toronto City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerFunction | Toronto City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageContext | part of Toronto civic precinct ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Site of Canada
ⓘ
Ontario Heritage Act designated property ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1899 ⓘ |
| intersection |
Bay Street
NERFINISHED
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Queen Street West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Ontario Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAt | 60 Queen Street West ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Downtown Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainBuilding | Old City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
granite
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sandstone ⓘ |
| municipality | City of Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark | Toronto City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySquare | Nathan Phillips Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighbourhood | Financial District, Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | clock tower ⓘ |
| overlooks | Nathan Phillips Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | City of Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | M5H 2M3 ⓘ |
| primaryUse | Ontario Court of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| province |
Ontario
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Ontario ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess |
Osgoode subway station
NERFINISHED
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Queen subway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | copper ⓘ |
| streetName | Queen Street West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streetNumber | 60 ⓘ |
| usedAsCityHallUntil | 1965 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 60 Queen Street West Description of subject: 60 Queen Street West is the downtown Toronto address best known as the site of the historic Old City Hall, a landmark former municipal building now used as a courthouse.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.