Maryland State House
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The Maryland State House is the historic state capitol building in Annapolis that serves as the seat of Maryland’s legislative and executive branches.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maryland State House canonical | 25 |
| Maryland House of Delegates chamber | 1 |
| Maryland Senate chamber | 1 |
| State House of Maryland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T159199 — 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: Maryland State House Context triple: [Maryland General Assembly, meetsIn, Maryland State House]
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A.
Massachusetts State House
The Massachusetts State House is the historic gold-domed capitol building in Boston that serves as the seat of the state’s government and legislature.
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B.
Maine State House
The Maine State House is the historic capitol building of Maine, housing the state legislature and governor's offices in Augusta.
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C.
Maryland General Assembly
The Maryland General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Maryland, responsible for creating state laws and overseeing the state budget and government.
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D.
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the state’s bicameral legislature, responsible for creating and passing laws in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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E.
Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper chamber of the Massachusetts state legislature, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the House of Representatives.
- 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: Maryland State House Target entity description: The Maryland State House is the historic state capitol building in Annapolis that serves as the seat of Maryland’s legislative and executive branches.
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A.
Massachusetts State House
The Massachusetts State House is the historic gold-domed capitol building in Boston that serves as the seat of the state’s government and legislature.
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B.
Maine State House
The Maine State House is the historic capitol building of Maine, housing the state legislature and governor's offices in Augusta.
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C.
Maryland General Assembly
The Maryland General Assembly is the bicameral state legislature of Maryland, responsible for creating state laws and overseeing the state budget and government.
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D.
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the state’s bicameral legislature, responsible for creating and passing laws in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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E.
Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate is the upper chamber of the Massachusetts state legislature, responsible for crafting and passing state laws alongside the House of Representatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
state capitol building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1779 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1772 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 38.9786°N 76.4903°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governingBody |
Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Maryland
|
| hasCollection |
Revolutionary War era artifacts
ⓘ
portraits of Maryland governors ⓘ |
| hasDomeHeight | approximately 181 feet ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cupola
ⓘ
large wooden dome ⓘ lightning rod designed by Benjamin Franklin ⓘ |
| hasFloorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict |
Annapolis City Dock
ⓘ
surface form:
Annapolis Historic District
|
| hasNickname |
Massachusetts State House
ⓘ
surface form:
State House Dome
|
| hasVisitorFunction | museum exhibits ⓘ |
| hasWing |
old House of Delegates chamber
ⓘ
old Senate chamber ⓘ |
| houses |
Maryland House of Delegates
ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland House of Delegates chamber
Maryland State House self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland Senate chamber
|
| isOpenToPublic | true ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Annapolis
ⓘ
Anne Arundel County ⓘ Maryland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | State Circle ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Maryland Department of General Services ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| NHLDesignationDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| NRHPDesignationDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| oldestPurposeBuiltStateCapitolStillInUse | true ⓘ |
| opened | 1779 ⓘ |
| owner |
Maryland
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Maryland
|
| partOf | Annapolis Historic District ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | wooden shingles ⓘ |
| servedAs |
meeting place of the Continental Congress from 1783 to 1784
ⓘ
United States Capitol ⓘ
surface form:
temporary U.S. Capitol
|
| servesAs |
seat of the Governor of Maryland
ⓘ
seat of the Lieutenant Governor of Maryland ⓘ seat of the Maryland General Assembly ⓘ seat of the Maryland executive branch offices ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
George Washington’s resignation as commander in chief of the Continental Army
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ratification of the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Second Continental Congress
ⓘ
surface form:
Continental Congress
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maryland State House Description of subject: The Maryland State House is the historic state capitol building in Annapolis that serves as the seat of Maryland’s legislative and executive branches.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maryland House of Delegates chamber
this entity surface form:
Maryland Senate chamber
this entity surface form:
State House of Maryland
subject surface form:
Old Senate Chamber (Maryland State House)
subject surface form:
Old Senate Chamber (Maryland State House)
subject surface form:
Finance Committee (Maryland Senate)
subject surface form:
Rules Committee (Maryland Senate)