Solon Spencer Beman
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Solon Spencer Beman was a prominent American architect best known for designing the model industrial town of Pullman in Chicago and numerous notable residential, commercial, and religious buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Solon Spencer Beman canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Solon Spencer Beman Context triple: [Pullman, Chicago, hasArchitect, Solon Spencer Beman]
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Horace W. Peaslee
Horace W. Peaslee was an American architect best known for designing prominent public monuments and civic buildings in the early to mid-20th century.
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Charles W. Bingham
Charles W. Bingham was a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose contributions to education and public institutions led to buildings such as Bingham Hall being named in his honor.
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Henry A. Walke
Henry A. Walke was a United States Navy officer noted for his distinguished service during the 19th century, particularly in the American Civil War.
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D.
Gustavus W. Smith
Gustavus W. Smith was a Confederate major general and briefly acting commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.
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George A. Joslyn
George A. Joslyn was a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose wealth and patronage significantly shaped Omaha’s cultural and civic landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Solon Spencer Beman Target entity description: Solon Spencer Beman was a prominent American architect best known for designing the model industrial town of Pullman in Chicago and numerous notable residential, commercial, and religious buildings in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Horace W. Peaslee
Horace W. Peaslee was an American architect best known for designing prominent public monuments and civic buildings in the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
Charles W. Bingham
Charles W. Bingham was a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose contributions to education and public institutions led to buildings such as Bingham Hall being named in his honor.
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C.
Henry A. Walke
Henry A. Walke was a United States Navy officer noted for his distinguished service during the 19th century, particularly in the American Civil War.
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D.
Gustavus W. Smith
Gustavus W. Smith was a Confederate major general and briefly acting commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.
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E.
George A. Joslyn
George A. Joslyn was a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose wealth and patronage significantly shaped Omaha’s cultural and civic landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Chicago, Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago
Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Classical Revival
ⓘ
linked to:
Neoclassical architecture
Gothic Revival ⓘ Renaissance Revival ⓘ Romanesque Revival ⓘ
linked to:
Neo-Romanesque
|
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| designed |
Fine Arts Building, Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
Fine Arts Building (Chicago)
Hotel Florence in Pullman ⓘ
linked to:
Hotel Florence
Pullman Administration Building and Clock Tower ⓘ
linked to:
Pullman Administration Building
Pullman workers’ housing ⓘ Studebaker Building, Chicago ⓘ
linked to:
Studebaker Building (Chicago)
model industrial town of Pullman, Chicago ⓘ
linked to:
company town of Pullman, Illinois
numerous churches in the United States ⓘ numerous commercial buildings in Chicago ⓘ numerous residential buildings in Chicago ⓘ |
| employer |
George M. Pullman
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linked to:
George Pullman
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| familyName | Beman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | architecture ⓘ |
| givenName |
Solon
ⓘ
linked to:
Solon of Athens
|
| knownFor |
design of religious architecture
ⓘ
design of residential and commercial buildings in Chicago ⓘ integrated planning of industrial communities ⓘ |
| name | Solon Spencer Beman ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
designing the Pullman model industrial town
ⓘ
late 19th-century American architecture ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Carson Pirie Scott store (early work, Chicago)
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linked to:
Carson Pirie Scott Building
DeKalb County Courthouse (Decatur, Georgia) ⓘ
linked to:
DeKalb County Courthouse
Emmanuel Baptist Church (Brooklyn) ⓘ Fine Arts Building (Chicago) ⓘ First Church of Christ, Scientist (Chicago) ⓘ
linked to:
The First Church of Christ, Scientist
Hotel Florence ⓘ Kenosha Public Museum (original building) ⓘ
linked to:
Kenosha Public Museum
Pabst Building (Milwaukee) ⓘ Pullman Administration Building ⓘ Pullman Arcade Building ⓘ Pullman Company Town ⓘ Pullman, Chicago ⓘ St. Gabriel Catholic Church (Chicago) ⓘ Studebaker Building (Chicago) ⓘ |
| occupation | architect ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Brooklyn, New York
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linked to:
Brooklyn
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| placeOfDeath |
Chicago, Illinois
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linked to:
Chicago
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| timePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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