Hoover Tower, Stanford University
E432287
Hoover Tower at Stanford University is a prominent 285-foot landmark and library/archive building that houses the Hoover Institution’s extensive collections on war, revolution, and peace.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hoover Tower, Stanford University canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4322242 — 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: Hoover Tower, Stanford University Context triple: [Bakewell & Brown, notableWork, Hoover Tower, Stanford University]
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A.
Old Pavilion at Stanford University
The Old Pavilion at Stanford University was the university’s former main indoor athletic arena and basketball venue before being superseded by Maples Pavilion.
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B.
Etcheverry Hall, UC Berkeley
Etcheverry Hall at UC Berkeley is an engineering building that houses major instructional and research facilities, particularly for mechanical engineering and related disciplines.
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C.
McCone Hall (UC Berkeley)
McCone Hall is an academic building on the University of California, Berkeley campus that houses key science departments and facilities, including Earth and planetary sciences.
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D.
Wheeler Hall (UC Berkeley)
Wheeler Hall (UC Berkeley) is a prominent academic building on the University of California, Berkeley campus, best known as a central hub for the English department and large lecture courses.
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E.
South Hall (UC Berkeley)
South Hall (UC Berkeley) is the oldest surviving building on the University of California, Berkeley campus, notable for its historic Victorian architecture and role in the university’s early academic life.
- 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: Hoover Tower, Stanford University Target entity description: Hoover Tower at Stanford University is a prominent 285-foot landmark and library/archive building that houses the Hoover Institution’s extensive collections on war, revolution, and peace.
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A.
Old Pavilion at Stanford University
The Old Pavilion at Stanford University was the university’s former main indoor athletic arena and basketball venue before being superseded by Maples Pavilion.
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B.
Etcheverry Hall, UC Berkeley
Etcheverry Hall at UC Berkeley is an engineering building that houses major instructional and research facilities, particularly for mechanical engineering and related disciplines.
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C.
McCone Hall (UC Berkeley)
McCone Hall is an academic building on the University of California, Berkeley campus that houses key science departments and facilities, including Earth and planetary sciences.
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D.
Wheeler Hall (UC Berkeley)
Wheeler Hall (UC Berkeley) is a prominent academic building on the University of California, Berkeley campus, best known as a central hub for the English department and large lecture courses.
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E.
South Hall (UC Berkeley)
South Hall (UC Berkeley) is the oldest surviving building on the University of California, Berkeley campus, notable for its historic Victorian architecture and role in the university’s early academic life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bell tower
ⓘ
landmark ⓘ library building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Mediterranean Revival architecture
ⓘ
Spanish Colonial Revival architecture ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Colonial Revival
|
| associatedWith |
Herbert Hoover Presidential legacy
ⓘ
linked to:
Herbert Hoover
|
| category |
Library buildings in the United States
ⓘ
Observation towers in the United States ⓘ Stanford University buildings ⓘ Towers in California ⓘ |
| collectionFocus |
peace
ⓘ
revolution ⓘ war ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dedicatedOn | Hoover Institution’s 25th anniversary ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Herbert Hoover ⓘ |
| floorCount | approximately 14 ⓘ |
| function |
archive
ⓘ
library ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | 37.4273°N 122.1670°W ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bells
ⓘ
carillon ⓘ observation deck ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Palo Alto, California
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ Stanford University campus ⓘ
linked to:
Stanford University
|
| height |
285 feet
ⓘ
87 meters ⓘ |
| housesCollection |
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
ⓘ
linked to:
Hoover Institution
|
| inception | 1941 ⓘ |
| isLandmarkOf | Stanford University ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Stanford University
ⓘ
Stanford, California ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOn | Stanford University campus ⓘ |
| material |
concrete
ⓘ
red tile roof ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Herbert Hoover ⓘ |
| opened | 1941 ⓘ |
| operator | Hoover Institution ⓘ |
| owner | Stanford University ⓘ |
| partOf | Hoover Institution ⓘ |
| publicAccess | observation deck open to visitors ⓘ |
| region |
Santa Clara County, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Santa Clara County
|
| significantBuildingOf | Hoover Institution ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hoover Tower, Stanford University Description of subject: Hoover Tower at Stanford University is a prominent 285-foot landmark and library/archive building that houses the Hoover Institution’s extensive collections on war, revolution, and peace.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.