Worthington, Skilling, Helle & Jackson
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Worthington, Skilling, Helle & Jackson was a prominent American structural engineering firm known for its work on major high-rise and landmark building projects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Worthington, Skilling, Helle & Jackson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2687114 — 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: Worthington, Skilling, Helle & Jackson Context triple: [Leslie E. Robertson, employer, Worthington, Skilling, Helle & Jackson]
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A.
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing New York City's iconic Empire State Building.
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B.
Miller, Orton & Mulligan
Miller, Orton & Mulligan was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing significant works of abolitionist and reform literature.
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C.
DeWitt, Poor & Shelton
DeWitt, Poor & Shelton was an American architectural firm best known for designing major institutional buildings such as the James Madison Memorial Building of the U.S. Library of Congress.
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D.
Lloyd, Morgan & Jones
Lloyd, Morgan & Jones was an architectural firm known for designing major mid-20th-century structures, including Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.
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E.
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White was a prominent early 20th-century American architectural firm known for designing major Beaux-Arts and classical revival landmarks, particularly in Chicago.
- 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: Worthington, Skilling, Helle & Jackson Target entity description: Worthington, Skilling, Helle & Jackson was a prominent American structural engineering firm known for its work on major high-rise and landmark building projects.
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A.
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
Shreve, Lamb & Harmon was a prominent American architectural firm best known for designing New York City's iconic Empire State Building.
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B.
Miller, Orton & Mulligan
Miller, Orton & Mulligan was a 19th-century American publishing firm known for issuing significant works of abolitionist and reform literature.
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C.
DeWitt, Poor & Shelton
DeWitt, Poor & Shelton was an American architectural firm best known for designing major institutional buildings such as the James Madison Memorial Building of the U.S. Library of Congress.
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D.
Lloyd, Morgan & Jones
Lloyd, Morgan & Jones was an architectural firm known for designing major mid-20th-century structures, including Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.
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E.
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Graham, Anderson, Probst & White was a prominent early 20th-century American architectural firm known for designing major Beaux-Arts and classical revival landmarks, particularly in Chicago.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
engineering company
ⓘ
structural engineering firm ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Seattle, Washington, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle, Washington
|
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| field | structural engineering ⓘ |
| hasFormerName |
Skilling, Helle, Christiansen, Robertson
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surface form:
Skilling, Helle, Christiansen & Robertson
Worthington & Skilling ⓘ |
| hasPartner |
Alfred H. Worthington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Helle ⓘ John Skilling ⓘ Leslie E. Robertson ⓘ Stanley Jackson ⓘ |
| industry | construction engineering ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative lateral‑load resisting systems
ⓘ
tall building structural design ⓘ |
| notableFor |
design of high‑rise buildings
ⓘ
landmark building projects ⓘ |
| notableProject |
Columbia Center
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surface form:
Columbia Center (Seattle)
Rainier Tower ⓘ
surface form:
Rainier Tower (Seattle)
Safeco Plaza (Seattle) ⓘ Seafirst Building (Seattle) ⓘ World Trade Center ⓘ
surface form:
World Trade Center (New York City)
|
| reputation | prominent American structural engineering firm ⓘ |
| specialization |
high‑rise structural systems
ⓘ
reinforced concrete structures ⓘ steel structures ⓘ |
| successor |
Magnusson Klemencic Associates
ⓘ
Skilling Ward Magnusson Barkshire ⓘ |
| workScope |
commercial buildings
ⓘ
office towers ⓘ urban high‑rise developments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Worthington, Skilling, Helle & Jackson Description of subject: Worthington, Skilling, Helle & Jackson was a prominent American structural engineering firm known for its work on major high-rise and landmark building projects.
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