E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse

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courthouse federal courthouse government building

The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse is a prominent federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., housing several key federal courts and judicial offices.

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Label	Occurrences
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse canonical	12
E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse completed in 1952	1
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse (named in his honor)	1
E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse (primary office location)	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T475688 — 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: E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse
Context triple: [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, seatedAt, E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse]

A. Court of Appeals Hall
Court of Appeals Hall is the historic courthouse in Albany, New York, that serves as the home of the state's highest court.
B. Robert C. Weaver Federal Building
The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building is a modernist federal office building in Washington, D.C., that serves as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
C. John Adams Courthouse
The John Adams Courthouse is a historic judicial building in Boston that houses Massachusetts’ highest court and other key legal institutions.
D. Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building is the historic Art Deco headquarters of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., named in honor of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
E. William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building
The William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building is a historic government complex in Washington, D.C., that houses major federal offices and serves as the central workplace for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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: E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse
Target entity description: The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse is a prominent federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., housing several key federal courts and judicial offices.

A. Court of Appeals Hall
Court of Appeals Hall is the historic courthouse in Albany, New York, that serves as the home of the state's highest court.
B. Robert C. Weaver Federal Building
The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building is a modernist federal office building in Washington, D.C., that serves as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
C. John Adams Courthouse
The John Adams Courthouse is a historic judicial building in Boston that houses Massachusetts’ highest court and other key legal institutions.
D. Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building
The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building is the historic Art Deco headquarters of the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., named in honor of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy.
E. William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building
The William Jefferson Clinton Federal Building is a historic government complex in Washington, D.C., that houses major federal offices and serves as the central workplace for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	courthouse ⓘ federal courthouse ⓘ government building ⓘ
branchOfGovernmentServed	judicial branch of the United States ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Courthouses in the United States ⓘ United States federal courthouses ⓘ
city	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
coordinates	approximate: 38.894° N, 77.016° W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
function	administration of justice ⓘ hearing federal cases ⓘ
governingBody	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
houses	United States bankruptcy courts ⓘ surface form: United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ⓘ United States District Court for the District of Columbia ⓘ clerks’ offices of federal courts ⓘ offices of federal judges ⓘ
jurisdiction	federal ⓘ
legalSystem	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States federal legal system
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
maintainedBy	U.S. General Services Administration ⓘ surface form: General Services Administration
namedAfter	E. Barrett Prettyman ⓘ
owner	United States government ⓘ
partOf	federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ
primaryTenants	federal court staff ⓘ federal judges ⓘ
publicAccess	open to the public subject to security screening ⓘ
regionServed	District of Columbia ⓘ
security	federal court security procedures ⓘ
significance	major seat of the federal courts in the District of Columbia ⓘ
status	active courthouse ⓘ
typeOfCourtFacilities	clerks’ offices ⓘ conference rooms ⓘ courtrooms ⓘ judges’ chambers ⓘ law libraries ⓘ
usedFor	bankruptcy proceedings ⓘ federal appellate court proceedings ⓘ federal trial court proceedings ⓘ judicial administration ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court → seatedAt → E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ

United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces → building → E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit → seat → E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit → buildingCompleted → E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ

this entity surface form: E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse completed in 1952

FISC → meetsAt → E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ

United States Attorney for the District of Columbia → locatedIn → E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ

this entity surface form: E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse (primary office location)

Judiciary Square buildings, Washington, D.C. → hasPart → E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ

United States District Court for the District of Columbia → courthouse → E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ

District of Columbia federal judicial circuit → locationOfCourthouse → E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ

Judiciary Square → hasLandmark → E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ

Judiciary Square station → nearby → E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ

Judiciary Square neighborhood → hasLandmark → E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ

U.S. Tax Court building → near → E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ

subject surface form: U.S. Tax Court Building

E. Barrett Prettyman → hasPart → E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ

this entity surface form: E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse (named in his honor)

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit building → officialName → E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse ⓘ

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