Buffalo City Court Building
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The Buffalo City Court Building is a prominent modernist courthouse in downtown Buffalo, New York, housing the city’s criminal and civil courts.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Buffalo City Court | 3 |
| Buffalo City Court Building canonical | 2 |
| Buffalo City Court Building, Buffalo, New York | 1 |
| Buffalo City Court system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12945385 — 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: Buffalo City Court Building Context triple: [Niagara Square, hasNearbyLandmark, Buffalo City Court Building]
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A.
Buffalo City Hall
Buffalo City Hall is a prominent Art Deco skyscraper and government building that serves as the seat of municipal government in Buffalo, New York.
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B.
United States Courthouse, Buffalo, New York
The United States Courthouse in Buffalo, New York is a federal judicial building that serves as a key venue for U.S. District Court proceedings in the Western District of New York.
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C.
Central Court Building
The Central Court Building is a primary courthouse facility in downtown Phoenix that houses divisions of the Maricopa County Superior Court.
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D.
Johnson County Courthouse in Buffalo
The Johnson County Courthouse in Buffalo is the historic government building that serves as the central judicial and administrative center for Johnson County, Wyoming.
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E.
Jackson City Hall
Jackson City Hall is the primary municipal government building in Jackson, serving as the central location for city administration and public meetings.
- 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: Buffalo City Court Building Target entity description: The Buffalo City Court Building is a prominent modernist courthouse in downtown Buffalo, New York, housing the city’s criminal and civil courts.
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A.
Buffalo City Hall
Buffalo City Hall is a prominent Art Deco skyscraper and government building that serves as the seat of municipal government in Buffalo, New York.
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B.
United States Courthouse, Buffalo, New York
The United States Courthouse in Buffalo, New York is a federal judicial building that serves as a key venue for U.S. District Court proceedings in the Western District of New York.
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C.
Central Court Building
The Central Court Building is a primary courthouse facility in downtown Phoenix that houses divisions of the Maricopa County Superior Court.
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D.
Johnson County Courthouse in Buffalo
The Johnson County Courthouse in Buffalo is the historic government building that serves as the central judicial and administrative center for Johnson County, Wyoming.
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E.
Jackson City Hall
Jackson City Hall is the primary municipal government building in Jackson, serving as the central location for city administration and public meetings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courthouse
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government building ⓘ modernist building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Brutalism
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Modernism ⓘ |
| city | Buffalo ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | early 1970s ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| elevation | above street-level plaza ⓘ |
| floorCount | 27 ⓘ |
| function |
civil court
ⓘ
courthouse ⓘ criminal court ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Brutalist architecture in New York (state)
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Buildings and structures in Buffalo, New York ⓘ Courthouses in New York (state) ⓘ Government buildings completed in 1974 ⓘ Skyscraper office buildings in Buffalo, New York ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
concrete facade
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rectilinear tower form ⓘ repetitive window bays ⓘ |
| hasUse | public access during court hours ⓘ |
| height | approximately 263 feet ⓘ |
| houses |
Buffalo City Court
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linked to:
Buffalo City Court Building
civil courts of Buffalo ⓘ criminal courts of Buffalo ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Buffalo City Court
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo City Court Building
|
| locatedIn |
Buffalo, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
Erie County, New York ⓘ New York (state) ⓘ
linked to:
New York
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| material |
glass
ⓘ
reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| neighborhood |
downtown Buffalo
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linked to:
Downtown Buffalo
|
| openingDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| operator |
City of Buffalo
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
|
| owner |
City of Buffalo
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
|
| partOf |
Buffalo City Court system
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo City Court Building
|
| regionServed |
City of Buffalo
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
|
| security | controlled entry screening ⓘ |
| streetAddress |
Buffalo City Court Building, Buffalo, New York
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linked to:
Buffalo City Court Building
|
| usedFor |
judicial proceedings
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legal administration ⓘ public hearings ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1974 ⓘ |
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: Buffalo City Court Building Description of subject: The Buffalo City Court Building is a prominent modernist courthouse in downtown Buffalo, New York, housing the city’s criminal and civil courts.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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