originalBuildingType

P59354
predicate

Indicates the type or category of building that something was initially constructed or designated to be, before any later changes or repurposing.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
originalBuildingType canonical 7
hasOriginalBuildingType 2
buildingOriginalUse 1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: originalBuildingType
Generated description
Indicates the type or category of building that something was initially constructed or designated to be, before any later changes or repurposing.

Sample triples (14)

Subject Object
Gehry House suburban bungalow ⓘ
Musée de l’Élysée 19th-century mansion ⓘ
Zeyrek Mosque and its associated conservation area Byzantine monastery church via predicate surface "mainBuildingOriginalFunction" ⓘ
The House of Fochabers (alterations) country house via predicate surface "hasOriginalBuildingType" ⓘ
The House of Forres (alterations) house via predicate surface "hasOriginalBuildingType" ⓘ
The House of Nairn (alterations) country house ⓘ
St. John’s Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch parish church ⓘ
Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum private residence via predicate surface "buildingOriginalUse" ⓘ
Ivatan stone houses traditional Ivatan cogon huts via predicate surface "replacedEarlierDwellingType" ⓘ
Westport Country Playhouse barn ⓘ
Old Synagogue site
surface form: Old Synagogue site (Przemyśl)
synagogue via predicate surface "hasTypeOfBuildingPreviously" ⓘ
Costa Nova fishermen’s huts ⓘ
Tuol Svay Prey High School educational institution via predicate surface "buildingTypeBefore1975" ⓘ
Shek Kip Mei Estate resettlement blocks ⓘ