Breuer House in Lincoln, Massachusetts
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The Breuer House in Lincoln, Massachusetts is a seminal modernist residence that served as architect Marcel Breuer’s own home and a key early example of his Bauhaus-influenced residential design in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
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| Breuer House in Lincoln, Massachusetts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Breuer House in Lincoln, Massachusetts Context triple: [Marcel Breuer, designed, Breuer House in Lincoln, Massachusetts]
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A.
Gropius House, Lincoln, Massachusetts
Gropius House in Lincoln, Massachusetts is a modernist residence designed and lived in by Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, now preserved as a museum of his architectural vision.
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B.
MIT Building 20
MIT Building 20 was a famously makeshift World War II–era wooden structure at MIT that became an incubator for groundbreaking research and innovation across multiple disciplines.
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C.
Henry Clay Frick House
The Henry Clay Frick House is a former Gilded Age mansion on New York City's Fifth Avenue, renowned today as the historic home of the Frick Collection art museum.
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D.
Watertown City Hall
Watertown City Hall is the main municipal government building and administrative center serving the city of Watertown, Massachusetts.
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E.
Glessner House, Chicago
Glessner House in Chicago is a landmark 19th-century residence celebrated for its fortress-like design and influential role in American residential architecture.
- 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: Breuer House in Lincoln, Massachusetts Target entity description: The Breuer House in Lincoln, Massachusetts is a seminal modernist residence that served as architect Marcel Breuer’s own home and a key early example of his Bauhaus-influenced residential design in the United States.
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A.
Gropius House, Lincoln, Massachusetts
Gropius House in Lincoln, Massachusetts is a modernist residence designed and lived in by Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius, now preserved as a museum of his architectural vision.
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B.
MIT Building 20
MIT Building 20 was a famously makeshift World War II–era wooden structure at MIT that became an incubator for groundbreaking research and innovation across multiple disciplines.
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C.
Henry Clay Frick House
The Henry Clay Frick House is a former Gilded Age mansion on New York City's Fifth Avenue, renowned today as the historic home of the Frick Collection art museum.
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D.
Watertown City Hall
Watertown City Hall is the main municipal government building and administrative center serving the city of Watertown, Massachusetts.
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E.
Glessner House, Chicago
Glessner House in Chicago is a landmark 19th-century residence celebrated for its fortress-like design and influential role in American residential architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect-designed house
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historic house ⓘ house ⓘ modernist residence ⓘ single-family home ⓘ |
| architect | Marcel Breuer ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
International Style
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Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
Bauhaus
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Modernism ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Marcel Breuer ⓘ |
| designer | Marcel Breuer ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
clean geometric forms
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emphasis on functional design ⓘ integration with landscape ⓘ open interior planning ⓘ use of modern materials ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalInfluence | Bauhaus principles ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important example of mid-20th-century modern domestic architecture
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key early work in Marcel Breuer’s American career ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lincoln, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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Massachusetts ⓘ Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| notableFor |
Bauhaus-influenced residential design
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early example of Marcel Breuer’s residential design in the United States ⓘ role as Marcel Breuer’s own home ⓘ |
| partOf | modernist architectural heritage of Lincoln, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| usedAs | Marcel Breuer’s own residence ⓘ |
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