Corcoran & Riggs
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Corcoran & Riggs was a prominent 19th-century Washington, D.C. banking firm that played a key role in U.S. government finance and later evolved into Riggs National Bank.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corcoran & Riggs canonical | 2 |
| Riggs & Co. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18918512 — 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: Corcoran & Riggs Context triple: [William Wilson Corcoran, coFounded, Corcoran & Riggs]
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A.
Parcher & Murphy
Parcher & Murphy is a law firm featured in the television series "Desperate Housewives," where Lynette Scavo works after returning to her professional career.
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B.
Eggers & Higgins
Eggers & Higgins was a prominent 20th-century American architectural firm known for major public and institutional projects, including work on the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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C.
Hemstock & Jennings
Hemstock & Jennings are a British trance music duo known for their melodic productions and collaborations within the global electronic dance music scene.
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D.
Gray & Barton
Gray & Barton was the 19th-century telegraph equipment manufacturing firm that evolved into the major American telecommunications company later known as Western Electric.
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E.
Ford, Powell & Carson
Ford, Powell & Carson is a San Antonio–based architectural firm known for designing prominent modernist landmarks, including the Tower of the Americas.
- 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: Corcoran & Riggs Target entity description: Corcoran & Riggs was a prominent 19th-century Washington, D.C. banking firm that played a key role in U.S. government finance and later evolved into Riggs National Bank.
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A.
Parcher & Murphy
Parcher & Murphy is a law firm featured in the television series "Desperate Housewives," where Lynette Scavo works after returning to her professional career.
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B.
Eggers & Higgins
Eggers & Higgins was a prominent 20th-century American architectural firm known for major public and institutional projects, including work on the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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C.
Hemstock & Jennings
Hemstock & Jennings are a British trance music duo known for their melodic productions and collaborations within the global electronic dance music scene.
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D.
Gray & Barton
Gray & Barton was the 19th-century telegraph equipment manufacturing firm that evolved into the major American telecommunications company later known as Western Electric.
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E.
Ford, Powell & Carson
Ford, Powell & Carson is a San Antonio–based architectural firm known for designing prominent modernist landmarks, including the Tower of the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Corcoran & Riggs