Ellicott Square Building
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The Ellicott Square Building is a historic Beaux-Arts office building in downtown Buffalo, New York, once touted as the largest office building in the world when it opened in 1896.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ellicott Square Building canonical | 6 |
| Ellicott Square Building (name origin) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12945213 — 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: Ellicott Square Building Context triple: [295 Main Street, associatedWithBuilding, Ellicott Square Building]
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A.
Newton Building
Newton Building is a prominent academic and administrative facility that serves as the central hub of Nottingham Trent University in Nottingham, England.
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B.
Hyde Park Municipal Building
The Hyde Park Municipal Building is a historic civic structure in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood that has long served as a center for local government and community affairs.
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C.
Ellicott Complex
Ellicott Complex is a large residential and academic complex at the University at Buffalo, known for its distinctive high-rise dormitory towers and suite-style student housing.
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D.
Leacock Building
The Leacock Building is a major academic and classroom complex at McGill University’s downtown Montreal campus, housing numerous lecture halls, offices, and social science departments.
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E.
Whitehall Gardens Building
Whitehall Gardens Building was the former name of the historic government office complex on Whitehall in London that now serves as the UK Ministry of Defence Main Building.
- 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: Ellicott Square Building Target entity description: The Ellicott Square Building is a historic Beaux-Arts office building in downtown Buffalo, New York, once touted as the largest office building in the world when it opened in 1896.
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A.
Newton Building
Newton Building is a prominent academic and administrative facility that serves as the central hub of Nottingham Trent University in Nottingham, England.
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B.
Hyde Park Municipal Building
The Hyde Park Municipal Building is a historic civic structure in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood that has long served as a center for local government and community affairs.
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C.
Ellicott Complex
Ellicott Complex is a large residential and academic complex at the University at Buffalo, known for its distinctive high-rise dormitory towers and suite-style student housing.
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D.
Leacock Building
The Leacock Building is a major academic and classroom complex at McGill University’s downtown Montreal campus, housing numerous lecture halls, offices, and social science departments.
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E.
Whitehall Gardens Building
Whitehall Gardens Building was the former name of the historic government office complex on Whitehall in London that now serves as the UK Ministry of Defence Main Building.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts architecture
ⓘ
commercial building ⓘ historic building ⓘ office building ⓘ |
| architect |
Charles Atwood
ⓘ
Daniel H. Burnham ⓘ
linked to:
Daniel Burnham
|
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| category |
Beaux-Arts architecture in New York (state)
ⓘ
Commercial buildings completed in 1896 ⓘ Skyscraper office buildings in Buffalo, New York ⓘ |
| city | Buffalo ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1896 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1895 ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 42.880°N 78.875°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Erie County, New York ⓘ |
| developer | Ellicott Square Company ⓘ |
| floorArea | approximately 447000 square feet ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName | Ellicott Square ⓘ |
| hasAtrium | yes ⓘ |
| hasFacade | ornamented Beaux-Arts facade ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central courtyard
ⓘ
glass skylight ⓘ interior light court ⓘ ornate mosaic floor ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance | example of late 19th-century commercial architecture ⓘ |
| hasLobby | ornate lobby with decorative details ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfElevators | multiple passenger elevators ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| isLandmarkOf |
Buffalo, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
|
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| location |
Buffalo, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
|
| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
steel frame ⓘ terra cotta ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph Ellicott ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Downtown Buffalo ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property in a historic district ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 10 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1896 ⓘ |
| owner |
Ellicott Development Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Ellicott Square Company
|
| partOf | Joseph Ellicott Historic District ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 295 Main Street ⓘ |
| use |
office space
ⓘ
retail space ⓘ |
| wasWorldsLargestOfficeBuilding | true ⓘ |
| wasWorldsLargestOfficeBuildingFrom | 1896 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ellicott Square Building Description of subject: The Ellicott Square Building is a historic Beaux-Arts office building in downtown Buffalo, New York, once touted as the largest office building in the world when it opened in 1896.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.