Sowden House in Los Angeles, California
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Sowden House in Los Angeles, California is a landmark Mayan Revival-style residence famed for its dramatic, temple-like façade and distinctive architectural design by Lloyd Wright.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sowden House in Los Angeles, California canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2249047 — 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: Sowden House in Los Angeles, California Context triple: [Lloyd Wright, designed, Sowden House in Los Angeles, California]
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Sepulveda House
Sepulveda House is a historic 19th-century adobe and brick residence and museum located in the El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument district of downtown Los Angeles.
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B.
The Palace, Hollywood, California
The Palace in Hollywood, California was a famed Los Angeles music venue known for hosting major rock and punk acts, including the Ramones’ final show.
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C.
Villa Park, California
Villa Park, California is a small, affluent residential city in Orange County known for its semi-rural character, large lots, and lack of commercial development.
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D.
Singer House
Singer House is a historic Art Nouveau building in Saint Petersburg, Russia, famed for its distinctive glass dome and for housing the city’s main Dom Knigi bookstore.
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E.
Pershing Square, Los Angeles
Pershing Square, Los Angeles is a historic public park and urban plaza in downtown Los Angeles known for its central location, civic events, and distinctive modernist design features.
- 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: Sowden House in Los Angeles, California Target entity description: Sowden House in Los Angeles, California is a landmark Mayan Revival-style residence famed for its dramatic, temple-like façade and distinctive architectural design by Lloyd Wright.
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A.
Sepulveda House
Sepulveda House is a historic 19th-century adobe and brick residence and museum located in the El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument district of downtown Los Angeles.
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B.
The Palace, Hollywood, California
The Palace in Hollywood, California was a famed Los Angeles music venue known for hosting major rock and punk acts, including the Ramones’ final show.
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C.
Villa Park, California
Villa Park, California is a small, affluent residential city in Orange County known for its semi-rural character, large lots, and lack of commercial development.
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D.
Singer House
Singer House is a historic Art Nouveau building in Saint Petersburg, Russia, famed for its distinctive glass dome and for housing the city’s main Dom Knigi bookstore.
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E.
Pershing Square, Los Angeles
Pershing Square, Los Angeles is a historic public park and urban plaza in downtown Los Angeles known for its central location, civic events, and distinctive modernist design features.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mayan Revival-style building
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historic house ⓘ landmark building ⓘ residence ⓘ |
| architect | Lloyd Wright ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Mayan Revival
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Pre-Columbian Revival ⓘ |
| city | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1926 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasDesignInfluence |
Maya architecture
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surface form:
Mayan temples
Mesoamerican architecture ⓘ |
| hasFacade | temple-like façade ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
built-in furniture
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decorative metalwork ⓘ roof terrace ⓘ swimming pool ⓘ terraced gardens ⓘ |
| hasFloorArea | approximately 5,600 square feet ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStories | 2 ⓘ |
| hasRenovation |
renovation in the early 21st century
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restoration in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasRooms |
multiple bathrooms
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multiple bedrooms ⓘ |
| hasUse |
event venue
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filming location ⓘ private residence ⓘ |
| hasView | Hollywood Hills ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
an iconic example of Mayan Revival architecture in Los Angeles
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one of Lloyd Wright’s most important residential works ⓘ |
| isPartOf | architectural heritage of Los Angeles ⓘ |
| location |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
|
| LosAngelesHistoricCulturalMonumentNumber | 991 ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete blocks
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stucco ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Sowden ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Los Feliz ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
central courtyard
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dramatic, temple-like front elevation ⓘ large central opening resembling a mouth ⓘ ornamental concrete textile blocks ⓘ stepped, pyramid-like massing ⓘ |
| originalOwner | John Sowden ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| streetAddress | 5121 Franklin Avenue ⓘ |
| usedIn | film and television productions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sowden House in Los Angeles, California Description of subject: Sowden House in Los Angeles, California is a landmark Mayan Revival-style residence famed for its dramatic, temple-like façade and distinctive architectural design by Lloyd Wright.
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