Washington Square North
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Washington Square North is the historic row of townhouses forming the northern edge of Washington Square Park in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Washington Square North canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11664357 — 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: Washington Square North Context triple: [Washington Square, borderedBy, Washington Square North]
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A.
Washington Square West
Washington Square West is a vibrant, centrally located Philadelphia neighborhood known for its historic streets, diverse dining and nightlife, and proximity to major cultural and commercial areas.
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B.
Washington Square
Washington Square is an 1880 novel by Henry James that explores themes of family, inheritance, and emotional manipulation through the quiet tragedy of a shy heiress in 19th-century New York City.
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C.
Washington Square
Washington Square is a historic public park in San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood, known as a central gathering spot surrounded by cafes, churches, and classic city views.
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D.
Washington Square
Washington Square is a historic public square in Savannah, Georgia, known for its picturesque setting and role in the city’s original town plan.
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E.
Washington Square
Washington Square is a historic street and surrounding area in Salem, Massachusetts, known for encircling the Salem Common and featuring notable 19th-century 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: Washington Square North Target entity description: Washington Square North is the historic row of townhouses forming the northern edge of Washington Square Park in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.
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A.
Washington Square West
Washington Square West is a vibrant, centrally located Philadelphia neighborhood known for its historic streets, diverse dining and nightlife, and proximity to major cultural and commercial areas.
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B.
Washington Square
Washington Square is an 1880 novel by Henry James that explores themes of family, inheritance, and emotional manipulation through the quiet tragedy of a shy heiress in 19th-century New York City.
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C.
Washington Square
Washington Square is a historic street and surrounding area in Salem, Massachusetts, known for encircling the Salem Common and featuring notable 19th-century architecture.
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D.
Washington Square
Washington Square is a historic public park in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, known for its monuments, shaded walkways, and role as a civic gathering space.
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E.
Washington Square
Washington Square is a historic public square in Savannah, Georgia, known for its picturesque setting and role in the city’s original town plan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
ⓘ
row of townhouses ⓘ street in Manhattan ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Fifth Avenue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MacDougal Street NERFINISHED ⓘ University Place NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The Row
NERFINISHED
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Washington Square North Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Federal
ⓘ
Greek Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | New York City elite ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1830s ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse |
New York University facilities
ⓘ
residential buildings ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| formsEdgeOf | Washington Square Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Washington Square Arch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington Square Park fountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | New York City Landmark (area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryAssociation | Henry James novel "Washington Square" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Greenwich Village
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
|
| maintainedBy | New York City Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Alexander Liholiho (Kamehameha IV)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edith Wharton NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Hopper NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greenwich Village Historic District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan Community District 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streetNumberRange | 1–26 Washington Square North ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Washington Square North Description of subject: Washington Square North is the historic row of townhouses forming the northern edge of Washington Square Park in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.