Pontalba Buildings
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The Pontalba Buildings are historic 19th-century red-brick townhouses flanking Jackson Square in New Orleans, renowned as some of the oldest continuously rented apartment buildings in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
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| Pontalba Buildings canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6199144 — 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: Pontalba Buildings Context triple: [Jackson Square, hasLandmark, Pontalba Buildings]
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A.
Edificio Carrión
Edificio Carrión is an iconic early 20th-century Art Deco building in Madrid, Spain, best known for its prominent Schweppes neon sign overlooking the Gran Vía.
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B.
Edificio Camilo Torres
Edificio Camilo Torres is a prominent academic building on the Bogotá campus of the National University of Colombia, known for housing social sciences and humanities faculties and serving as a key landmark of the institution.
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C.
Salvador de Madariaga building
The Salvador de Madariaga building is one of the main administrative buildings of the European Parliament complex in Strasbourg, housing offices and support services for parliamentary activities.
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D.
Edificio Manuel Mejía
Edificio Manuel Mejía is a notable historic building located on Bogotá’s Plaza de Bolívar, contributing to the architectural and civic character of the city’s main square.
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E.
Palacio Salvo
Palacio Salvo is an iconic early 20th-century eclectic skyscraper in Montevideo, Uruguay, long regarded as one of the city’s most recognizable architectural symbols.
- 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: Pontalba Buildings Target entity description: The Pontalba Buildings are historic 19th-century red-brick townhouses flanking Jackson Square in New Orleans, renowned as some of the oldest continuously rented apartment buildings in the United States.
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A.
Edificio Carrión
Edificio Carrión is an iconic early 20th-century Art Deco building in Madrid, Spain, best known for its prominent Schweppes neon sign overlooking the Gran Vía.
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B.
Edificio Camilo Torres
Edificio Camilo Torres is a prominent academic building on the Bogotá campus of the National University of Colombia, known for housing social sciences and humanities faculties and serving as a key landmark of the institution.
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C.
Salvador de Madariaga building
The Salvador de Madariaga building is one of the main administrative buildings of the European Parliament complex in Strasbourg, housing offices and support services for parliamentary activities.
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D.
Edificio Manuel Mejía
Edificio Manuel Mejía is a notable historic building located on Bogotá’s Plaza de Bolívar, contributing to the architectural and civic character of the city’s main square.
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E.
Palacio Salvo
Palacio Salvo is an iconic early 20th-century eclectic skyscraper in Montevideo, Uruguay, long regarded as one of the city’s most recognizable architectural symbols.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apartment building
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historic building complex ⓘ row house complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Creole townhouse
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Greek Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | New Orleans ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1851 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1849 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developer | Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faces |
Chartres Street
NERFINISHED
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St. Ann Street NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Peter Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flanks | Jackson Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
contributes to the historic character of the French Quarter
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iconic example of 19th-century New Orleans urban architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cast-iron balconies
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central courtyards ⓘ uniform red-brick façades ⓘ |
| hasFunction | mixed-use residential and commercial complex ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfFloors | 4 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lower Pontalba Building
NERFINISHED
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Upper Pontalba Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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New Orleans Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1850 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Quarter
NERFINISHED
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Jackson Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| materialUsed | red brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | French Quarter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being among the oldest continuously rented apartment buildings in the United States ⓘ |
| overlooks | Jackson Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | City of New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Vieux Carré Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| streetAddress |
500 St. Ann Street (Lower Pontalba Building)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
500 St. Peter Street (Upper Pontalba Building) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| use |
ground-floor commercial space
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residential apartments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pontalba Buildings Description of subject: The Pontalba Buildings are historic 19th-century red-brick townhouses flanking Jackson Square in New Orleans, renowned as some of the oldest continuously rented apartment buildings in the United States.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.