ʻIolani Barracks
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ʻIolani Barracks is a historic 19th-century stone military garrison in Honolulu that once housed the royal guard of the Hawaiian monarchy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ʻIolani Barracks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8491146 — 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: ʻIolani Barracks Context triple: [Kingdom of Hawaii, royalResidence, ʻIolani Barracks]
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A.
Iolani Palace
Iolani Palace is the historic royal residence of the Hawaiian monarchy and the only official royal palace in the United States, now preserved as a museum.
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B.
Fort Shafter
Fort Shafter is a major U.S. Army installation in Honolulu, Hawaii, serving as a key headquarters and command center for Army operations in the Pacific region.
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C.
Honolulu Hale
Honolulu Hale is the historic Spanish Colonial Revival-style city hall of Honolulu, serving as the seat of government for the City and County of Honolulu in Hawaii.
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D.
Aliʻiōlani Hale
Aliʻiōlani Hale is a historic 19th-century building in Honolulu that serves as Hawaii’s Supreme Court and is famed for the gold-leaf statue of King Kamehameha I standing before it.
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E.
Prince Kuhio Federal Building
The Prince Kuhio Federal Building is a major federal government complex in Honolulu, Hawaii, housing federal courts and numerous U.S. government offices.
- 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: ʻIolani Barracks Target entity description: ʻIolani Barracks is a historic 19th-century stone military garrison in Honolulu that once housed the royal guard of the Hawaiian monarchy.
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A.
Iolani Palace
Iolani Palace is the historic royal residence of the Hawaiian monarchy and the only official royal palace in the United States, now preserved as a museum.
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B.
Fort Shafter
Fort Shafter is a major U.S. Army installation in Honolulu, Hawaii, serving as a key headquarters and command center for Army operations in the Pacific region.
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C.
Honolulu Hale
Honolulu Hale is the historic Spanish Colonial Revival-style city hall of Honolulu, serving as the seat of government for the City and County of Honolulu in Hawaii.
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D.
Aliʻiōlani Hale
Aliʻiōlani Hale is a historic 19th-century building in Honolulu that serves as Hawaii’s Supreme Court and is famed for the gold-leaf statue of King Kamehameha I standing before it.
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E.
Prince Kuhio Federal Building
The Prince Kuhio Federal Building is a major federal government complex in Honolulu, Hawaii, housing federal courts and numerous U.S. government offices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
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military barracks ⓘ |
| architect | Theodore Heuck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval European ⓘ |
| city | Honolulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1870 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1866 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
exhibition space
ⓘ
gift shop ⓘ ticket office for ʻIolani Palace tours ⓘ visitor center for ʻIolani Palace ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arched entryway
ⓘ
watchtowers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
courtyard
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guard rooms ⓘ kitchen ⓘ prison cells ⓘ storerooms ⓘ |
| hasRoofType | crenellated parapets ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark district contributing property
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listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of ʻIolani Palace ⓘ |
| inception | 1870 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hawaiian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hawaii
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honolulu NERFINISHED ⓘ Oʻahu NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| materialUsed |
coral stone
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lava rock ⓘ |
| namedAfter | ʻIolani Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearby |
Hawaii State Capitol
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kawaiahaʻo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ King Kamehameha I statue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Friends of ʻIolani Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
military quarters
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royal guard garrison ⓘ |
| ownedBy | State of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ʻIolani Palace complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocated | 1965 ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | grounds of ʻIolani Palace ⓘ |
| significantEvent | overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893 ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hawaiian monarchy
NERFINISHED
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Royal Guard of the Kingdom of Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ʻIolani Barracks Description of subject: ʻIolani Barracks is a historic 19th-century stone military garrison in Honolulu that once housed the royal guard of the Hawaiian monarchy.
Referenced by (1)
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