Smith House (Darien, Connecticut)
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Smith House (Darien, Connecticut) is a landmark modernist residence designed by architect Richard Meier, celebrated for its stark white geometric forms and dramatic glass walls overlooking Long Island Sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Smith House (Darien, Connecticut) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1280113 — 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: Smith House (Darien, Connecticut) Context triple: [Richard Meier, notableWork, Smith House (Darien, Connecticut)]
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A.
Dibble House
Dibble House is a modest 19th-century Carpenter Gothic-style farmhouse in Eldon, Iowa, best known as the real-life backdrop that inspired Grant Wood’s iconic painting "American Gothic."
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B.
Blake House
Blake House is a historic residence and notable landmark located in the City of Fairfax, Virginia.
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C.
Sanborn House
Sanborn House is a historic early 20th-century mansion in Winchester, Massachusetts, noted for its distinctive architecture and role in the town’s cultural and civic history.
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D.
McCormick House
McCormick House is a historic mansion and former residence of Chicago Tribune publisher Robert R. McCormick, now serving as a museum and centerpiece of the Cantigny Park estate in Wheaton, Illinois.
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E.
McLean House
McLean House is the historic Virginia residence where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, effectively ending major combat in the American Civil War.
- 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: Smith House (Darien, Connecticut) Target entity description: Smith House (Darien, Connecticut) is a landmark modernist residence designed by architect Richard Meier, celebrated for its stark white geometric forms and dramatic glass walls overlooking Long Island Sound.
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A.
Dibble House
Dibble House is a modest 19th-century Carpenter Gothic-style farmhouse in Eldon, Iowa, best known as the real-life backdrop that inspired Grant Wood’s iconic painting "American Gothic."
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B.
Blake House
Blake House is a historic residence and notable landmark located in the City of Fairfax, Virginia.
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C.
Sanborn House
Sanborn House is a historic early 20th-century mansion in Winchester, Massachusetts, noted for its distinctive architecture and role in the town’s cultural and civic history.
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D.
McCormick House
McCormick House is a historic mansion and former residence of Chicago Tribune publisher Robert R. McCormick, now serving as a museum and centerpiece of the Cantigny Park estate in Wheaton, Illinois.
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E.
McLean House
McLean House is the historic Virginia residence where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, effectively ending major combat in the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
house
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modernist residence ⓘ work of architecture ⓘ |
| architect | Richard Meier ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
International Style
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Modernism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Richard Meier white buildings ⓘ |
| category |
Houses in Fairfield County, Connecticut
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Modernist architecture in the United States ⓘ |
| colorScheme | white ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | Richard Meier ⓘ |
| feature |
flat roof
ⓘ
large expanses of glazing ⓘ ocean-facing façade ⓘ open-plan interior ⓘ |
| geometricForm | rectilinear volumes ⓘ |
| hasView |
Long Island Sound
ⓘ
waterfront ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connecticut
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Darien, Connecticut ⓘ Fairfield County, Connecticut ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Long Island Sound ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
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glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dramatic glass walls
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stark white geometric forms ⓘ |
| overlooks | Long Island Sound ⓘ |
| partOf |
Richard Meier wing
ⓘ
surface form:
Richard Meier early residential works
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| significance | landmark of American modernist residential architecture ⓘ |
| use | single-family residence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Smith House (Darien, Connecticut) Description of subject: Smith House (Darien, Connecticut) is a landmark modernist residence designed by architect Richard Meier, celebrated for its stark white geometric forms and dramatic glass walls overlooking Long Island Sound.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.