Maine State Building (Poland, Maine)

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World's Fair building historic building relocated building

The Maine State Building in Poland, Maine is a historic structure originally built for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and later relocated as a landmark at the Poland Spring resort.

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Label	Occurrences
Maine State Building (Poland, Maine) canonical	1
Maine State Building (originally for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3087760 — 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: Maine State Building (Poland, Maine)
Context triple: [Poland, Maine, hasHistoricSite, Maine State Building (Poland, Maine)]

A. Cultural Building, Augusta, Maine
Cultural Building, Augusta, Maine is a state government complex in Augusta that houses major cultural institutions, including the Maine State Museum.
B. Maine State Museum
The Maine State Museum is the official state museum of Maine, showcasing the state's natural history, cultural heritage, and industrial past through extensive exhibits and collections.
C. Skowhegan Historic District
Skowhegan Historic District is a preserved area in downtown Skowhegan, Maine, known for its concentration of 19th- and early 20th-century commercial and civic architecture that reflects the town’s historical development.
D. Westfield, Maine
Westfield, Maine is a small rural town located in northern Maine within Aroostook County.
E. Castle Hill, Maine
Castle Hill, Maine is a small rural town in northern Maine known for its agricultural landscape and location within Aroostook County.
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: Maine State Building (Poland, Maine)
Target entity description: The Maine State Building in Poland, Maine is a historic structure originally built for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago and later relocated as a landmark at the Poland Spring resort.

A. Cultural Building, Augusta, Maine
Cultural Building, Augusta, Maine is a state government complex in Augusta that houses major cultural institutions, including the Maine State Museum.
B. Maine State Museum
The Maine State Museum is the official state museum of Maine, showcasing the state's natural history, cultural heritage, and industrial past through extensive exhibits and collections.
C. Skowhegan Historic District
Skowhegan Historic District is a preserved area in downtown Skowhegan, Maine, known for its concentration of 19th- and early 20th-century commercial and civic architecture that reflects the town’s historical development.
D. Westfield, Maine
Westfield, Maine is a small rural town located in northern Maine within Aroostook County.
E. Castle Hill, Maine
Castle Hill, Maine is a small rural town in northern Maine known for its agricultural landscape and location within Aroostook County.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World's Fair building ⓘ historic building ⓘ relocated building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Romanesque Revival ⓘ linked to: Neo-Romanesque
associatedEvent	1893 Chicago World's Fair ⓘ linked to: World’s Columbian Exposition
associatedWith	Poland Spring House ⓘ State of Maine ⓘ linked to: Maine
builtFor	World's Columbian Exposition ⓘ linked to: World’s Columbian Exposition
category	Buildings and structures in Androscoggin County, Maine ⓘ Museums in Androscoggin County, Maine ⓘ Relocated buildings in Maine ⓘ World's Columbian Exposition ⓘ linked to: World’s Columbian Exposition
constructionStartYear	1892 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
event	World's Columbian Exposition ⓘ linked to: World’s Columbian Exposition
feature	three-story structure ⓘ tower ⓘ wraparound porch ⓘ
hasFunction	interpretive center for local and state history ⓘ
heritageStatus	listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn	Androscoggin County, Maine ⓘ Maine ⓘ Poland, Maine ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
material	Maine granite ⓘ Maine slate ⓘ Maine wood ⓘ
notableFor	transport and reconstruction after the World's Columbian Exposition ⓘ use of Maine materials in construction ⓘ
NRHPType	building ⓘ
numberOfStories	3 ⓘ
originalLocation	Chicago, Illinois ⓘ linked to: Chicago
originalLocationEvent	World's Columbian Exposition ⓘ linked to: World’s Columbian Exposition
originalPurpose	state exhibition building for Maine ⓘ
owner	Poland Spring resort ⓘ
relocatedTo	Poland Spring resort ⓘ
relocationYear	1894 ⓘ
roofType	hipped roof with dormers ⓘ
significance	one of the few surviving state buildings from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition ⓘ tourist attraction at Poland Spring resort ⓘ
state	Maine ⓘ
touristAttraction	Poland Spring resort ⓘ
use	exhibition space ⓘ museum ⓘ
yearCompleted	1893 ⓘ

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Poland, Maine → hasHistoricSite → Maine State Building (Poland, Maine) ⓘ

John Calvin Stevens → notableWork → Maine State Building (originally for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition) ⓘ

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