Old Main (Pennsylvania State University)

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historic building landmark university administration building

Old Main is the historic administrative and symbolic centerpiece building of Pennsylvania State University's University Park campus.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Old Main	3
Old Main (Penn State)	1
Old Main (Pennsylvania State University) canonical	1
Old Main at Penn State	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8417261 — 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: Old Main (Pennsylvania State University)
Context triple: [University Park, Pennsylvania, contains, Old Main (Pennsylvania State University)]

A. Old Main
Old Main is a historic central campus building at North Central College, often recognized as one of the institution’s most iconic landmarks.
B. Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower
The Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower is an iconic brick clock and bell tower on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and one of the university’s most recognizable landmarks.
C. Cathedral of Learning
The Cathedral of Learning is a 42-story Gothic Revival skyscraper on the University of Pittsburgh campus, renowned as one of the tallest educational buildings in the world.
D. Gasson Hall
Gasson Hall is an iconic Collegiate Gothic academic building and landmark tower at Boston College’s Chestnut Hill campus.
E. Stevens Hall at Gettysburg College
Stevens Hall at Gettysburg College is a campus building named in honor of 19th-century Pennsylvania congressman and abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens.
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: Old Main (Pennsylvania State University)
Target entity description: Old Main is the historic administrative and symbolic centerpiece building of Pennsylvania State University's University Park campus.

A. Old Main
Old Main is a historic central campus building at North Central College, often recognized as one of the institution’s most iconic landmarks.
B. Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower
The Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower is an iconic brick clock and bell tower on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and one of the university’s most recognizable landmarks.
C. Cathedral of Learning
The Cathedral of Learning is a 42-story Gothic Revival skyscraper on the University of Pittsburgh campus, renowned as one of the tallest educational buildings in the world.
D. Gasson Hall
Gasson Hall is an iconic Collegiate Gothic academic building and landmark tower at Boston College’s Chestnut Hill campus.
E. Stevens Hall at Gettysburg College
Stevens Hall at Gettysburg College is a campus building named in honor of 19th-century Pennsylvania congressman and abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic building ⓘ landmark ⓘ university administration building ⓘ
affiliation	Pennsylvania State University ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Collegiate Gothic ⓘ
associatedWith	Penn State history ⓘ Penn State traditions ⓘ
campusRole	administrative hub ⓘ symbolic centerpiece ⓘ
category	Buildings at Pennsylvania State University ⓘ Landmarks in Pennsylvania ⓘ University and college administration buildings in the United States ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
function	administrative center ⓘ office building ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Old Main at Penn State ⓘ linked to: Old Main (Pennsylvania State University)
hasFeature	central bell tower ⓘ clock tower ⓘ cupola ⓘ front lawn known as Old Main Lawn ⓘ portico with columns ⓘ prominent front steps ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ
hasGrounds	Old Main Lawn ⓘ
hasName	Old Main ⓘ linked to: Old Main (Pennsylvania State University)
hasUse	administrative offices ⓘ ceremonial functions ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic campus building ⓘ
imageOftenUsedIn	Penn State branding ⓘ university promotional materials ⓘ
isCentralBuildingOf	Pennsylvania State University ⓘ University Park campus ⓘ
isIconFor	Penn State Nittany Lions community ⓘ
locatedIn	University Park, Pennsylvania ⓘ
locatedInState	Pennsylvania ⓘ
locatedOnCampus	University Park campus ⓘ
material	limestone ⓘ
notableFor	being the historic administrative center of Penn State ⓘ being the symbolic centerpiece of the University Park campus ⓘ
ownedBy	Pennsylvania State University ⓘ
partOf	Pennsylvania State University ⓘ
surroundedBy	Old Main Lawn ⓘ
symbolOf	Pennsylvania State University ⓘ University Park campus ⓘ
usedFor	official ceremonies ⓘ public events ⓘ university administration ⓘ

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