Larkin Administration Building
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The Larkin Administration Building was an innovative early 20th-century office building in Buffalo, New York, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and renowned for its pioneering open-plan layout and integrated furnishings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Larkin Administration Building canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2224214 — 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: Larkin Administration Building Context triple: [Frank Lloyd Wright, notableWork, Larkin Administration Building]
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A.
Lanman-Wright Hall
Lanman-Wright Hall is a historic Yale University residence hall located on the Old Campus that primarily houses first-year students.
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B.
John A. Wilson Building
The John A. Wilson Building is a historic government office building in Washington, D.C., that houses the city’s primary municipal and legislative offices.
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C.
O’Brien Hall
O’Brien Hall is a key academic and research building associated with the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
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D.
Lincoln Hall
Lincoln Hall is a historic academic building at Cornell University, best known as the home of the university’s music department on the Arts Quad.
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E.
Roger Stevens Building
The Roger Stevens Building is a prominent modernist lecture theatre complex at the University of Leeds, noted for its distinctive brutalist architecture and central role in campus teaching.
- 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: Larkin Administration Building Target entity description: The Larkin Administration Building was an innovative early 20th-century office building in Buffalo, New York, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and renowned for its pioneering open-plan layout and integrated furnishings.
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A.
Lanman-Wright Hall
Lanman-Wright Hall is a historic Yale University residence hall located on the Old Campus that primarily houses first-year students.
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B.
John A. Wilson Building
The John A. Wilson Building is a historic government office building in Washington, D.C., that houses the city’s primary municipal and legislative offices.
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C.
O’Brien Hall
O’Brien Hall is a key academic and research building associated with the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
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D.
Lincoln Hall
Lincoln Hall is a historic academic building at Cornell University, best known as the home of the university’s music department on the Arts Quad.
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E.
Roger Stevens Building
The Roger Stevens Building is a prominent modernist lecture theatre complex at the University of Leeds, noted for its distinctive brutalist architecture and central role in campus teaching.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
demolished building
ⓘ
office building ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Larkin Building ⓘ |
| architect | Frank Lloyd Wright ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Prairie School
ⓘ
early modern architecture ⓘ |
| city | Buffalo ⓘ |
| client | Larkin Soap Company ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
John D. Larkin
ⓘ
Larkin Company ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1906 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| demolishedFor | urban renewal ⓘ |
| demolitionDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| designedForUse |
administrative offices
ⓘ
corporate headquarters ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalElement |
massive brick piers
ⓘ
minimal exterior windows ⓘ monumental entrance stair ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
built-in desks
ⓘ
built-in filing cabinets ⓘ built-in seating ⓘ custom-designed office equipment ⓘ double-height workspaces ⓘ early mechanical air-washing system ⓘ enclosed courtyard-like interior ⓘ five-story central atrium ⓘ hanging stairways ⓘ integrated lighting fixtures ⓘ mechanical ventilation system ⓘ skylights ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | considered a landmark of early modern office design ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced | later open-plan office buildings ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Prairie School principles ⓘ |
| location |
Buffalo
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surface form:
Buffalo, New York
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| materialUsed |
brick
ⓘ
concrete ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced ventilation system
ⓘ
central light court ⓘ custom-designed office furniture ⓘ innovative open-plan office layout ⓘ integrated built-in furnishings ⓘ pioneering use of air conditioning in an office building ⓘ sound-absorbing materials ⓘ |
| partOf | Larkin Company complex ⓘ |
| startDate | 1903 ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 680 Seneca Street ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Larkin Administration Building Description of subject: The Larkin Administration Building was an innovative early 20th-century office building in Buffalo, New York, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and renowned for its pioneering open-plan layout and integrated furnishings.
Referenced by (1)
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