The Boston Globe headquarters site (former)
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The former Boston Globe headquarters site is a large newspaper office and printing complex in Boston that once housed the operations of the city’s major daily newspaper.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Boston Globe headquarters site (former) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2948449 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Boston Globe headquarters site (former) Context triple: [Morrissey Boulevard, servesInstitution, The Boston Globe headquarters site (former)]
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A.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Building, Boston
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Building in Boston is a prominent Modernist office tower designed by architect Paul Rudolph, noted for its bold concrete forms and sculptural façade.
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B.
Government Center, Boston
Government Center in Boston is a major civic and administrative district that includes Boston City Hall and several key government buildings and plazas.
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C.
John Hancock Tower, Boston
John Hancock Tower in Boston is a prominent modernist skyscraper and the tallest building in New England, renowned for its sleek glass design.
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D.
Old State House, Boston
The Old State House in Boston is a historic 18th-century building that served as the seat of colonial and early state government and is now a key museum and landmark on the Freedom Trail.
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E.
Boston City Hall
Boston City Hall is a prominent example of Brutalist civic architecture in downtown Boston that houses the city’s municipal government offices and council chambers.
- 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: The Boston Globe headquarters site (former) Target entity description: The former Boston Globe headquarters site is a large newspaper office and printing complex in Boston that once housed the operations of the city’s major daily newspaper.
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A.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Building, Boston
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Building in Boston is a prominent Modernist office tower designed by architect Paul Rudolph, noted for its bold concrete forms and sculptural façade.
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B.
Government Center, Boston
Government Center in Boston is a major civic and administrative district that includes Boston City Hall and several key government buildings and plazas.
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C.
John Hancock Tower, Boston
John Hancock Tower in Boston is a prominent modernist skyscraper and the tallest building in New England, renowned for its sleek glass design.
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D.
Old State House, Boston
The Old State House in Boston is a historic 18th-century building that served as the seat of colonial and early state government and is now a key museum and landmark on the Freedom Trail.
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E.
Boston City Hall
Boston City Hall is a prominent example of Brutalist civic architecture in downtown Boston that houses the city’s municipal government offices and council chambers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building complex
ⓘ
former newspaper headquarters ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Boston media industry
ⓘ
journalism in Boston ⓘ |
| category |
buildings and structures in Boston
ⓘ
newspaper headquarters in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| function |
administrative center for The Boston Globe
ⓘ
centralized newspaper production ⓘ |
| hasPart |
loading docks
ⓘ
office building ⓘ parking areas ⓘ printing plant building ⓘ |
| industry | newspaper publishing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInTime |
20th century
ⓘ
early 21st century ⓘ |
| notableFor |
housing multiple functions of a major daily newspaper on one site
ⓘ
large-scale newspaper printing operations ⓘ |
| occupant | The Boston Globe ⓘ |
| operator | The Boston Globe ⓘ |
| ownedBy | The Boston Globe ⓘ |
| role |
main editorial site for The Boston Globe
ⓘ
main printing site for The Boston Globe ⓘ main production site for The Boston Globe ⓘ |
| served |
Greater Boston
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston metropolitan area
New England ⓘ
surface form:
New England region
|
| significance |
headquarters of Boston’s major daily newspaper
ⓘ
major newspaper production facility in Boston ⓘ |
| status | former headquarters ⓘ |
| typeOfUse |
commercial
ⓘ
industrial ⓘ |
| usedFor |
distribution center
ⓘ
editorial offices ⓘ newspaper offices ⓘ printing plant ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Boston Globe headquarters site (former) Description of subject: The former Boston Globe headquarters site is a large newspaper office and printing complex in Boston that once housed the operations of the city’s major daily newspaper.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.