Sever Hall, Harvard University
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Sever Hall, Harvard University is a landmark Romanesque brick classroom building in Harvard Yard designed by prominent architect Henry Hobson Richardson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sever Hall, Harvard University canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T799921 — 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: Sever Hall, Harvard University Context triple: [Henry Hobson Richardson, notableWork, Sever Hall, Harvard University]
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A.
Harvard Yard’s University Hall
Harvard Yard’s University Hall is a central historic building on Harvard University’s campus that serves as an administrative hub and prominent architectural landmark.
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B.
Massachusetts Hall
Massachusetts Hall is one of Harvard University's oldest buildings, historically used as a dormitory and administrative space in Harvard Yard.
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C.
Harvard Hall
Harvard Hall is a historic academic building at Harvard University, known for housing classrooms and lecture halls in the heart of Harvard Yard.
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D.
Kresge Auditorium at MIT
Kresge Auditorium at MIT is a landmark modernist performance hall on the MIT campus, renowned for its distinctive thin-shell concrete dome and innovative architectural design.
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E.
The Harvard Lampoon building
The Harvard Lampoon building is a distinctive, castle-like structure in Cambridge, Massachusetts that serves as the historic headquarters of Harvard University's famed humor magazine.
- 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: Sever Hall, Harvard University Target entity description: Sever Hall, Harvard University is a landmark Romanesque brick classroom building in Harvard Yard designed by prominent architect Henry Hobson Richardson.
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A.
Harvard Yard’s University Hall
Harvard Yard’s University Hall is a central historic building on Harvard University’s campus that serves as an administrative hub and prominent architectural landmark.
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B.
Massachusetts Hall
Massachusetts Hall is one of Harvard University's oldest buildings, historically used as a dormitory and administrative space in Harvard Yard.
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C.
Harvard Hall
Harvard Hall is a historic academic building at Harvard University, known for housing classrooms and lecture halls in the heart of Harvard Yard.
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D.
Kresge Auditorium at MIT
Kresge Auditorium at MIT is a landmark modernist performance hall on the MIT campus, renowned for its distinctive thin-shell concrete dome and innovative architectural design.
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E.
The Harvard Lampoon building
The Harvard Lampoon building is a distinctive, castle-like structure in Cambridge, Massachusetts that serves as the historic headquarters of Harvard University's famed humor magazine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romanesque Revival architecture building
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academic building ⓘ classroom building ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architect | Henry Hobson Richardson ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Richardsonian Romanesque
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Neo-Romanesque ⓘ
surface form:
Romanesque Revival
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| architecturalType | university classroom building ⓘ |
| campus | Harvard Yard ⓘ |
| category |
Harvard University buildings
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National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts ⓘ Romanesque Revival architecture in Massachusetts ⓘ University and college buildings in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| function |
academic offices
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classrooms ⓘ lecture halls ⓘ |
| hasArchitect | Henry Hobson Richardson ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
central entrance archway
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heavy masonry walls ⓘ ornamental brick patterns ⓘ round-arched windows ⓘ |
| hasFacadeMaterial | red brick ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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surface form:
National Historic Landmark of the United States
contributing property to the Old Harvard Yard historic district ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Harvard University ⓘ Harvard Yard ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOnCampus | Cambridge campus of Harvard University ⓘ |
| material |
brownstone trim
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red brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Warren Sever ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Romanesque brickwork
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careful proportional design by H. H. Richardson ⓘ deeply recessed entrance archways ⓘ intricate brick detailing ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Harvard University ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences campus
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Harvard Yard ⓘ |
| university | Harvard University ⓘ |
| usedFor |
humanities courses
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lecture courses ⓘ undergraduate instruction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sever Hall, Harvard University Description of subject: Sever Hall, Harvard University is a landmark Romanesque brick classroom building in Harvard Yard designed by prominent architect Henry Hobson Richardson.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.