Second Bank of the United States building
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The Second Bank of the United States building is a historic Greek Revival structure in Philadelphia that served as the main facility of the early 19th-century national bank and now functions as a museum and landmark.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Bank of the United States building canonical | 1 |
| Second Philadelphia Mint building | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T495983 — 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: Second Bank of the United States building Context triple: [Second Bank of the United States, headquartersBuilding, Second Bank of the United States building]
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A.
Treasury Building
The Treasury Building is a historic federal office building in Washington, D.C., that houses the leadership and core operations of the U.S. government’s financial and economic management.
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B.
Dirksen Federal Building
The Dirksen Federal Building is a major federal office skyscraper in Chicago that houses U.S. courts and government agencies as part of the city’s downtown civic center complex.
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C.
William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building
The William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building is a historic government complex in Washington, D.C., that houses major federal offices and serves as the central workplace for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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D.
Robert C. Weaver Federal Building
The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building is a modernist federal office building in Washington, D.C., that serves as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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E.
Philadelphia City Hall
Philadelphia City Hall is a monumental 19th-century French Second Empire–style government building topped by a statue of William Penn and serving as the seat of government for the city of Philadelphia.
- 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: Second Bank of the United States building Target entity description: The Second Bank of the United States building is a historic Greek Revival structure in Philadelphia that served as the main facility of the early 19th-century national bank and now functions as a museum and landmark.
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A.
Treasury Building
The Treasury Building is a historic federal office building in Washington, D.C., that houses the leadership and core operations of the U.S. government’s financial and economic management.
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B.
Dirksen Federal Building
The Dirksen Federal Building is a major federal office skyscraper in Chicago that houses U.S. courts and government agencies as part of the city’s downtown civic center complex.
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C.
William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building
The William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building is a historic government complex in Washington, D.C., that houses major federal offices and serves as the central workplace for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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D.
Robert C. Weaver Federal Building
The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building is a modernist federal office building in Washington, D.C., that serves as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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E.
Philadelphia City Hall
Philadelphia City Hall is a monumental 19th-century French Second Empire–style government building topped by a statue of William Penn and serving as the seat of government for the city of Philadelphia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek Revival building
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former bank building ⓘ historic building ⓘ landmark ⓘ museum building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Greek Revival architecture
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surface form:
Greek Revival
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| category |
Bank buildings in Pennsylvania
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Greek Revival architecture in Pennsylvania ⓘ Museums in Philadelphia ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentUse | portrait gallery museum ⓘ |
| formerFunction |
headquarters of the Second Bank of the United States
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national bank building ⓘ |
| function |
historic site
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museum ⓘ |
| hasColumns | Greek-style columns ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of Greek Revival architecture in the United States
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symbol of early U.S. federal banking system ⓘ |
| hasFacadeStyle | classical temple front ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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contributing property to a National Historic Landmark District ⓘ |
| inception | early 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInHistoricDistrict | Independence National Historical Park ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Independence Hall
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Old City, Philadelphia ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collection of 18th- and 19th-century American portraits
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role in early U.S. economic and political history ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf | Independence National Historical Park ⓘ |
| publicAccess | open to visitors ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of federal period architecture
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key site in the history of the Second Bank of the United States ⓘ |
| significantEvent | served as main facility of the Second Bank of the United States ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | early 19th century American financial history ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
central banking
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historic interpretation ⓘ museum exhibitions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Second Bank of the United States building Description of subject: The Second Bank of the United States building is a historic Greek Revival structure in Philadelphia that served as the main facility of the early 19th-century national bank and now functions as a museum and landmark.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Second Bank of the United States
→
headquartersBuilding
→
Second Bank of the United States building
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this entity surface form:
Second Philadelphia Mint building