Triple

T7617724

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	William Lewis Herndon	`E172402`	entity
Predicate	honoredIn	`P500`	FINISHED
Object	Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy The Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy is a historic granite obelisk that serves as a memorial to naval officer William Lewis Herndon and is famously used in an annual plebe-climbing tradition.	`E677224`	NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

Instruction

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Input

Phrase: Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy | Statement: [William Lewis Herndon, honoredIn, Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy
Context triple: [William Lewis Herndon, honoredIn, Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy]

A. McCool Hall, United States Naval Academy
McCool Hall at the United States Naval Academy is a building named in honor of astronaut and naval officer William C. McCool, the pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia’s final mission.
B. United States Naval Academy waterfront
The United States Naval Academy waterfront is the scenic shoreline area of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, featuring historic campus buildings, piers, and views over the Severn River.
C. Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy
The Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy is the main academic library serving midshipmen and faculty, housing extensive naval, military, and scholarly collections in support of education and research.
D. United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland
The United States Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis, Maryland is a historic military burial ground on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy, serving as the final resting place for distinguished naval officers, graduates, and national figures.
E. Navy Hall
Navy Hall is a historic military and governmental complex in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, that served as an early administrative center and residence for colonial officials in Upper Canada.
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: Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy
Target entity description: The Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy is a historic granite obelisk that serves as a memorial to naval officer William Lewis Herndon and is famously used in an annual plebe-climbing tradition.

A. McCool Hall, United States Naval Academy
McCool Hall at the United States Naval Academy is a building named in honor of astronaut and naval officer William C. McCool, the pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia’s final mission.
B. United States Naval Academy waterfront
The United States Naval Academy waterfront is the scenic shoreline area of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, featuring historic campus buildings, piers, and views over the Severn River.
C. Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy
The Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy is the main academic library serving midshipmen and faculty, housing extensive naval, military, and scholarly collections in support of education and research.
D. United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland
The United States Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis, Maryland is a historic military burial ground on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Academy, serving as the final resting place for distinguished naval officers, graduates, and national figures.
E. Navy Hall
Navy Hall is a historic military and governmental complex in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, that served as an early administrative center and residence for colonial officials in Upper Canada.
F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

Instruction

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Input

Entity: Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy
Triple: [William Lewis Herndon, honoredIn, Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy]

Generated description

The Herndon Monument at the United States Naval Academy is a historic granite obelisk that serves as a memorial to naval officer William Lewis Herndon and is famously used in an annual plebe-climbing tradition.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage	Batch ID	Job type	Status
creating	`batch_69c699506b308190826894dab1d9ea86`	elicitation	completed
NER	`batch_69c6fa46d95081909c01d1432585ab2a`	ner	completed
NED1	`batch_69c868714d7c8190aae66a3dd4e6214b`	ned_source_triple	completed
NED2	`batch_69c86af8330c8190a43c599e82fe465a`	ned_description	completed
NEDg	`batch_69c86a93e34c81908aaf0edb023ee78c`	nedg	completed

Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:55 p.m.