Thomas U. Walter
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Thomas U. Walter was a prominent 19th-century American architect best known for designing the cast-iron dome of the United States Capitol and shaping key federal buildings in Washington, D.C.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas U. Walter canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T747821 — 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: Thomas U. Walter Context triple: [Treasury Building, architect, Thomas U. Walter]
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A.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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B.
William R. Day
William R. Day was an American diplomat, U.S. Secretary of State, and later Associate Justice of the Supreme Court who played a key role in ending the Spanish–American War.
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C.
Charles L. Phillippi
Charles L. Phillippi, better known as Deacon Phillippe, was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball pitcher renowned for his key role with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including in the inaugural 1903 World Series.
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D.
George M. Murray
George M. Murray was a religious leader and co-author of the 1963 "A Call for Unity" statement by white clergymen that criticized civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama.
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E.
Francis W. Sears
Francis W. Sears was an American physicist and influential physics educator known for his widely used textbooks and contributions to physics 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: Thomas U. Walter Target entity description: Thomas U. Walter was a prominent 19th-century American architect best known for designing the cast-iron dome of the United States Capitol and shaping key federal buildings in Washington, D.C.
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A.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
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B.
William R. Day
William R. Day was an American diplomat, U.S. Secretary of State, and later Associate Justice of the Supreme Court who played a key role in ending the Spanish–American War.
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C.
Charles L. Phillippi
Charles L. Phillippi, better known as Deacon Phillippe, was an early 20th-century Major League Baseball pitcher renowned for his key role with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including in the inaugural 1903 World Series.
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D.
George M. Murray
George M. Murray was a religious leader and co-author of the 1963 "A Call for Unity" statement by white clergymen that criticized civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama.
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E.
Francis W. Sears
Francis W. Sears was an American physicist and influential physics educator known for his widely used textbooks and contributions to physics teaching.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American architect
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architect ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| familyName | Walter ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| genre |
Greek Revival architecture
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Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| influenced | later American public architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Greek temple architecture
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classical architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Greek Revival public buildings in the United States
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design of the United States Capitol dome ⓘ |
| movement |
Greek Revival architecture
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surface form:
Greek Revival
Neoclassicism ⓘ |
| name | Thomas U. Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
designed the cast-iron dome of the United States Capitol
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expanded and redesigned major portions of the United States Capitol ⓘ helped shape key federal buildings in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Burlington County Courthouse (Mount Holly, New Jersey)
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Chester County Courthouse ⓘ
surface form:
Chester County Courthouse (West Chester, Pennsylvania)
First Presbyterian Church (Dayton, Ohio) design ⓘ Germantown Academy ⓘ
surface form:
Germantown Academy buildings (Pennsylvania)
Girard College ⓘ
surface form:
Girard College buildings (Philadelphia)
House of Representatives chamber ⓘ
surface form:
House of Representatives wing of the United States Capitol
Larchwood Avenue Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia) design ⓘ United States Capitol ⓘ
surface form:
Senate wing of the United States Capitol
Smithsonian Institution Building designs and consultations ⓘ St. James Episcopal Church (Philadelphia) design ⓘ United States Capitol ⓘ
surface form:
United States Capitol dome
Wills Eye Hospital building (Philadelphia) ⓘ cast-iron dome of the United States Capitol ⓘ United States Capitol ⓘ
surface form:
extensions of the United States Capitol
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| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
District of Columbia
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Pennsylvania ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| positionHeld | Architect of the Capitol ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Thomas U. Walter Description of subject: Thomas U. Walter was a prominent 19th-century American architect best known for designing the cast-iron dome of the United States Capitol and shaping key federal buildings in Washington, D.C.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Old Patent Office Building (now part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery)
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architect
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Thomas U. Walter
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subject surface form:
Old Patent Office Building