Prairie Box
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Prairie Box is an alternative name for the American Foursquare, a popular early-20th-century American house style known for its simple boxy shape and efficient, spacious layout.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prairie Box canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12955685 — 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: Prairie Box Context triple: [American Foursquare, hasAlternativeName, Prairie Box]
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A.
Prairie Oasis
Prairie Oasis is a nickname for the small rural community of Faith, South Dakota, highlighting its welcoming character and relative greenery amid the surrounding plains.
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B.
Blooming Prairie
Blooming Prairie is a small rural city in southern Minnesota known for its agricultural surroundings and tight-knit community.
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C.
White Grass
White Grass is a small settlement located on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu.
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D.
Indigo Meadow
Indigo Meadow is a psychedelic rock album by American band The Black Angels, noted for its fuzz-laden guitars and dark, hypnotic atmosphere.
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E.
Woodberry
Woodberry is a residential suburb located within the Maitland local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
- 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: Prairie Box Target entity description: Prairie Box is an alternative name for the American Foursquare, a popular early-20th-century American house style known for its simple boxy shape and efficient, spacious layout.
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A.
Prairie Oasis
Prairie Oasis is a nickname for the small rural community of Faith, South Dakota, highlighting its welcoming character and relative greenery amid the surrounding plains.
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B.
Blooming Prairie
Blooming Prairie is a small rural city in southern Minnesota known for its agricultural surroundings and tight-knit community.
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C.
White Grass
White Grass is a small settlement located on the island of Tanna in Vanuatu.
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D.
Indigo Meadow
Indigo Meadow is a psychedelic rock album by American band The Black Angels, noted for its fuzz-laden guitars and dark, hypnotic atmosphere.
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E.
Woodberry
Woodberry is a residential suburb located within the Maitland local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural style
ⓘ
house style ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | American Foursquare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeNameOf | American Foursquare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
American Craftsman influence
ⓘ
Prairie School influence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasDesignGoal |
affordable construction
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functional efficiency ⓘ maximum interior space on small lots ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central entry
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four-room floor plan per level ⓘ front porch with wide stairs ⓘ full-width front porch ⓘ large central dormer ⓘ minimal ornamentation ⓘ overhanging eaves ⓘ simple detailing ⓘ symmetrical facade ⓘ wide eaves ⓘ |
| hasFunction | single-family dwelling ⓘ |
| hasLayout |
efficient layout
ⓘ
spacious interior ⓘ |
| hasPlan | square floor plan ⓘ |
| hasPlanType | four-square plan ⓘ |
| hasPorchSupportType |
square porch columns
ⓘ
tapered porch columns ⓘ |
| hasRoofType |
hipped roof
ⓘ
pyramidal roof ⓘ |
| hasShape | boxy form ⓘ |
| hasStoreys |
two stories
ⓘ
two-and-a-half stories ⓘ |
| hasWindowArrangement | grouped windows on facade ⓘ |
| hasWindowType | double-hung windows ⓘ |
| popularInDecade |
1900s
ⓘ
1910s ⓘ 1920s ⓘ |
| relatedStyle |
Colonial Revival house
ⓘ
Craftsman house ⓘ Prairie School house NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalConstructionMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
stucco ⓘ wood frame ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
American small towns
ⓘ
American suburbs ⓘ urban residential neighborhoods ⓘ |
| typicalPeriodOfUse | early 20th century GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedIn | residential architecture ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Prairie Box Description of subject: Prairie Box is an alternative name for the American Foursquare, a popular early-20th-century American house style known for its simple boxy shape and efficient, spacious layout.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.