John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse
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The John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse is a historic federal building in downtown Boston that houses courtrooms and government offices and is named after former Speaker of the U.S. House John W. McCormack.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3457972 — 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: John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse Context triple: [Government Center, Boston, hasLandmark, John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse]
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A.
John O. Pastore Federal Building
The John O. Pastore Federal Building is a federal courthouse facility in Rhode Island that houses proceedings of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
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B.
Charles R. Jonas Federal Building
The Charles R. Jonas Federal Building is a historic federal courthouse and office building in Charlotte, North Carolina, that houses proceedings of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
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C.
Robert V. Denney Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
The Robert V. Denney Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse is a federal government facility in Nebraska that houses courtrooms and offices for the U.S. federal judiciary and related agencies.
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D.
Brien McMahon Federal Building and United States Courthouse
The Brien McMahon Federal Building and United States Courthouse is a federal judicial facility in Connecticut that houses proceedings and offices of the U.S. District Court.
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E.
Page Belcher Federal Building
The Page Belcher Federal Building is a federal government facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that houses the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma along with other federal offices.
- 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: John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse Target entity description: The John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse is a historic federal building in downtown Boston that houses courtrooms and government offices and is named after former Speaker of the U.S. House John W. McCormack.
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A.
John O. Pastore Federal Building
The John O. Pastore Federal Building is a federal courthouse facility in Rhode Island that houses proceedings of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
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B.
Charles R. Jonas Federal Building
The Charles R. Jonas Federal Building is a historic federal courthouse and office building in Charlotte, North Carolina, that houses proceedings of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
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C.
Robert V. Denney Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse
The Robert V. Denney Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse is a federal government facility in Nebraska that houses courtrooms and offices for the U.S. federal judiciary and related agencies.
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D.
Brien McMahon Federal Building and United States Courthouse
The Brien McMahon Federal Building and United States Courthouse is a federal judicial facility in Connecticut that houses proceedings and offices of the U.S. District Court.
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E.
Page Belcher Federal Building
The Page Belcher Federal Building is a federal government facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that houses the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma along with other federal offices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courthouse
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federal building ⓘ historic building ⓘ post office building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Art Deco ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasPart |
courtroom
ⓘ
post office ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic federal building ⓘ |
| inception | 1930s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ Downtown Boston ⓘ
surface form:
downtown Boston
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| maintainedBy |
U.S. General Services Administration
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surface form:
General Services Administration
|
| materialUsed |
granite
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limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John W. McCormack ⓘ |
| namedForPositionHeldByHonoree | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| occupant |
federal courts
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government offices ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| significantBuildingUse |
judicial
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office ⓘ postal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse Description of subject: The John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse is a historic federal building in downtown Boston that houses courtrooms and government offices and is named after former Speaker of the U.S. House John W. McCormack.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.