The New York Central Building (now Helmsley Building, New York City)
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The New York Central Building, now known as the Helmsley Building, is a landmark Beaux-Arts skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that famously straddles Park Avenue just north of Grand Central Terminal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The New York Central Building (now Helmsley Building, New York City) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4842908 — 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.
Target entity: The New York Central Building (now Helmsley Building, New York City) Context triple: [Warren and Wetmore, notableWork, The New York Central Building (now Helmsley Building, New York City)]
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Tribune Building, New York City
The Tribune Building in New York City was a pioneering 19th-century skyscraper and former headquarters of the New York Tribune, designed in a richly ornamented style by architect Richard Morris Hunt.
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Standard Oil Building, New York City
The Standard Oil Building in New York City is a historic early 20th-century skyscraper in Lower Manhattan, originally built as the headquarters of the Standard Oil Company and noted for its Beaux-Arts design by the architectural firm Carrère and Hastings.
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Bank of Manhattan Trust Building
The Bank of Manhattan Trust Building, now commonly known as 40 Wall Street, is a historic neo-Gothic skyscraper in New York City's Financial District that was briefly one of the tallest buildings in the world.
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New York Life Building
The New York Life Building is a historic skyscraper in Manhattan known for its distinctive gilded pyramidal roof and role as the headquarters of the New York Life Insurance Company.
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New York Herald Building
The New York Herald Building was a prominent Beaux-Arts style newspaper headquarters in Manhattan designed by architect Stanford White in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The New York Central Building (now Helmsley Building, New York City) Target entity description: The New York Central Building, now known as the Helmsley Building, is a landmark Beaux-Arts skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that famously straddles Park Avenue just north of Grand Central Terminal.
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A.
Tribune Building, New York City
The Tribune Building in New York City was a pioneering 19th-century skyscraper and former headquarters of the New York Tribune, designed in a richly ornamented style by architect Richard Morris Hunt.
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B.
Standard Oil Building, New York City
The Standard Oil Building in New York City is a historic early 20th-century skyscraper in Lower Manhattan, originally built as the headquarters of the Standard Oil Company and noted for its Beaux-Arts design by the architectural firm Carrère and Hastings.
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C.
Bank of Manhattan Trust Building
The Bank of Manhattan Trust Building, now commonly known as 40 Wall Street, is a historic neo-Gothic skyscraper in New York City's Financial District that was briefly one of the tallest buildings in the world.
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D.
New York Life Building
The New York Life Building is a historic skyscraper in Manhattan known for its distinctive gilded pyramidal roof and role as the headquarters of the New York Life Insurance Company.
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E.
New York Herald Building
The New York Herald Building was a prominent Beaux-Arts style newspaper headquarters in Manhattan designed by architect Stanford White in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beaux-Arts architecture
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landmark ⓘ office building ⓘ skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect | Warren & Wetmore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 40.754°N 73.976°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | early 20th century skyscraper ⓘ |
| floorCount | 34 ⓘ |
| formerName | New York Central Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
230 Park Avenue
NERFINISHED
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New York Central Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDome | no ⓘ |
| hasFacadeMaterial |
brick
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limestone ⓘ masonry ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arched vehicular passageways for Park Avenue traffic
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clock on facade ⓘ ornate crown ⓘ sculptural ornamentation ⓘ |
| hasSpire | no ⓘ |
| hasStructuralSystem | steel frame ⓘ |
| height | approximately 566 feet ⓘ |
| location |
Manhattan
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Midtown Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark | Grand Central Terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Beaux-Arts design
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location just north of Grand Central Terminal ⓘ straddling Park Avenue ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| originalClient | New York Central Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction | headquarters of New York Central Railroad ⓘ |
| partOf | Park Avenue skyline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionRelativeTo | just north of Grand Central Terminal ⓘ |
| region | New York metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | mansard-like roof ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| straddles | Park Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 230 Park Avenue ⓘ |
| use | commercial offices ⓘ |
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Subject: The New York Central Building (now Helmsley Building, New York City) Description of subject: The New York Central Building, now known as the Helmsley Building, is a landmark Beaux-Arts skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan that famously straddles Park Avenue just north of Grand Central Terminal.
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