Merchants National Bank, Winona, Minnesota
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Merchants National Bank in Winona, Minnesota is a notable early 20th-century Prairie School bank building recognized for its richly ornamented architectural design by George Grant Elmslie.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15320688 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merchants National Bank, Winona, Minnesota Context triple: [George Grant Elmslie, designed, Merchants National Bank, Winona, Minnesota]
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First National Bank of Northfield
First National Bank of Northfield is a historic bank in Northfield, Minnesota, best known as the site of the failed 1876 James-Younger Gang robbery attempt.
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Home Building & Loan Association of Minneapolis
Home Building & Loan Association of Minneapolis was a financial institution involved in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell, which addressed the constitutionality of state mortgage moratorium laws during the Great Depression.
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C.
Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, Columbus, Wisconsin
Farmers and Merchants Union Bank in Columbus, Wisconsin is a historic small-town bank building renowned as one of architect Louis Sullivan’s celebrated “jewel box” banks, noted for its distinctive ornamentation and Prairie School design.
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Merchants' National Bank, Grinnell
Merchants' National Bank in Grinnell is a small Midwestern bank building celebrated as one of architect Louis Sullivan’s iconic “jewel box” banks, noted for its richly ornamented facade and pioneering modern design.
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Third National Bank
Third National Bank was a predecessor financial institution that eventually became part of what is now known as Fifth Third Bank.
- 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: Merchants National Bank, Winona, Minnesota Target entity description: Merchants National Bank in Winona, Minnesota is a notable early 20th-century Prairie School bank building recognized for its richly ornamented architectural design by George Grant Elmslie.
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A.
First National Bank of Northfield
First National Bank of Northfield is a historic bank in Northfield, Minnesota, best known as the site of the failed 1876 James-Younger Gang robbery attempt.
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B.
Home Building & Loan Association of Minneapolis
Home Building & Loan Association of Minneapolis was a financial institution involved in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Home Building & Loan Association v. Blaisdell, which addressed the constitutionality of state mortgage moratorium laws during the Great Depression.
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C.
Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, Columbus, Wisconsin
Farmers and Merchants Union Bank in Columbus, Wisconsin is a historic small-town bank building renowned as one of architect Louis Sullivan’s celebrated “jewel box” banks, noted for its distinctive ornamentation and Prairie School design.
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D.
Merchants' National Bank, Grinnell
Merchants' National Bank in Grinnell is a small Midwestern bank building celebrated as one of architect Louis Sullivan’s iconic “jewel box” banks, noted for its richly ornamented facade and pioneering modern design.
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E.
Third National Bank
Third National Bank was a predecessor financial institution that eventually became part of what is now known as Fifth Third Bank.
- F. None of above. chosen
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