Major-General George R. Pearkes Building
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The Major-General George R. Pearkes Building is a prominent federal government office complex in Ottawa that serves as the headquarters for Canada’s Department of National Defence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Major-General George R. Pearkes Building canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8049246 — 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: Major-General George R. Pearkes Building Context triple: [NDHQ, significantBuilding, Major-General George R. Pearkes Building]
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A.
Buller Barracks
Buller Barracks is a military installation within Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, England, used for housing and training British Army personnel.
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B.
Alfred Denny Building
The Alfred Denny Building is a major academic and research facility at the University of Sheffield, primarily housing the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences and related biological sciences.
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C.
Commissariat Building
The Commissariat Building is a historic stone structure in Ottawa, Canada, recognized as one of the city’s oldest surviving buildings and now home to the Bytown Museum.
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D.
Chetwode Building
The Chetwode Building is the iconic main edifice of the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun, serving as its central administrative and ceremonial landmark.
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E.
Boyd Orr Building
The Boyd Orr Building is a major teaching and research facility at the University of Glasgow, known for housing science departments and large lecture theatres.
- 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: Major-General George R. Pearkes Building Target entity description: The Major-General George R. Pearkes Building is a prominent federal government office complex in Ottawa that serves as the headquarters for Canada’s Department of National Defence.
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A.
Buller Barracks
Buller Barracks is a military installation within Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire, England, used for housing and training British Army personnel.
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B.
Alfred Denny Building
The Alfred Denny Building is a major academic and research facility at the University of Sheffield, primarily housing the Department of Animal and Plant Sciences and related biological sciences.
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C.
Commissariat Building
The Commissariat Building is a historic stone structure in Ottawa, Canada, recognized as one of the city’s oldest surviving buildings and now home to the Bytown Museum.
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D.
Chetwode Building
The Chetwode Building is the iconic main edifice of the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun, serving as its central administrative and ceremonial landmark.
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E.
Boyd Orr Building
The Boyd Orr Building is a major teaching and research facility at the University of Glasgow, known for housing science departments and large lecture theatres.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal government building
ⓘ
office building ⓘ |
| architecturalType | modernist office complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canadian Army
ⓘ
Canadian Joint Operations Command ⓘ Canadian defence establishment ⓘ
linked to:
Department of National Defence
Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| function |
administrative offices
ⓘ
military headquarters ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Government of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
|
| hasAccess | public transit connections ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
National Defence Headquarters (Pearkes)
ⓘ
linked to:
National Defence Headquarters
Pearkes Building ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | federal jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStoreys | multiple storeys ⓘ |
| hasParking | on-site parking facilities ⓘ |
| hasSecurityClassification | high-security federal facility ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ontario
ⓘ
Ottawa ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
National Capital Region (Canada)
ⓘ
linked to:
National Capital Region of Canada
|
| locatedInNeighbourhood |
Centretown West
ⓘ
linked to:
Centretown
|
| locatedNear |
Dow’s Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rideau Canal ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Colonel By Drive ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Public Services and Procurement Canada ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Randolph Pearkes ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | Canadian Army major-general ⓘ |
| namedForRole | former Minister of National Defence of Canada ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Government of Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian federal government (Ottawa)
Public Services and Procurement Canada ⓘ |
| partOf | federal government office complexes in Ottawa ⓘ |
| primaryUse | National Defence Headquarters accommodation ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Ontario ⓘ |
| servesAsHeadquartersFor |
Department of National Defence (Canada)
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of National Defence
|
| symbolizes | Canadian national defence administration ⓘ |
| tenant |
Canadian Armed Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Canadian forces
Department of National Defence (Canada) ⓘ
linked to:
Department of National Defence
|
| usedBy |
civilian employees
ⓘ
military personnel ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defence policy administration
ⓘ
defence procurement administration ⓘ military planning ⓘ strategic command support ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major-General George R. Pearkes Building Description of subject: The Major-General George R. Pearkes Building is a prominent federal government office complex in Ottawa that serves as the headquarters for Canada’s Department of National Defence.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.