Philtower Building
E741589
The Philtower Building is a historic Gothic Revival skyscraper in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, known for its distinctive illuminated tiled roof and association with oilman Waite Phillips.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philtower Building canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8504772 — 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: Philtower Building Context triple: [Downtown Tulsa, hasLandmark, Philtower Building]
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A.
Buckwalter Building
The Buckwalter Building is a historic commercial structure located in downtown West Chester, Pennsylvania, recognized for its architectural and local heritage significance.
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B.
Raymond Building
Raymond Building is a key academic and research facility located on McGill University's Macdonald Campus.
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C.
Morton Building
Morton Building is a historic African American–owned vaudeville theater and cultural landmark located in Athens, Georgia.
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D.
Hylan Building
The Hylan Building is an academic facility on the University of Rochester’s River Campus that primarily houses mathematics and computer science departments, classrooms, and offices.
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E.
Valour Building
The Valour Building is an office and meeting facility that forms part of Canada’s parliamentary complex in Ottawa, supporting the work of members of Parliament and parliamentary committees.
- 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: Philtower Building Target entity description: The Philtower Building is a historic Gothic Revival skyscraper in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, known for its distinctive illuminated tiled roof and association with oilman Waite Phillips.
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A.
Buckwalter Building
The Buckwalter Building is a historic commercial structure located in downtown West Chester, Pennsylvania, recognized for its architectural and local heritage significance.
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B.
Raymond Building
Raymond Building is a key academic and research facility located on McGill University's Macdonald Campus.
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C.
Morton Building
Morton Building is a historic African American–owned vaudeville theater and cultural landmark located in Athens, Georgia.
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D.
Hylan Building
The Hylan Building is an academic facility on the University of Rochester’s River Campus that primarily houses mathematics and computer science departments, classrooms, and offices.
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E.
Valour Building
The Valour Building is an office and meeting facility that forms part of Canada’s parliamentary complex in Ottawa, supporting the work of members of Parliament and parliamentary committees.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect |
Atkins & Ott
ⓘ
Edward Buehler Delk ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic Revival ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry | petroleum industry ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Waite Phillips ⓘ |
| city | Tulsa ⓘ |
| cityRegion | downtown Tulsa ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1927 ⓘ |
| conversionYear | 2000s ⓘ |
| convertedUse | partial residential use ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| developer | Waite Phillips ⓘ |
| era | early 20th-century skyscraper ⓘ |
| floorCount | 24 ⓘ |
| hasBasement | yes ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
gabled roof with multicolored tiles
ⓘ
ornamental terra cotta ⓘ setback tower ⓘ |
| hasElevators | multiple passenger elevators ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commercial offices
ⓘ
residential apartments ⓘ |
| hasLighting | illuminated roof at night ⓘ |
| hasOrnamentation |
Gothic detailing
ⓘ
decorative spandrels ⓘ pointed arches ⓘ |
| hasRoofType | illuminated tiled roof ⓘ |
| height | approximately 323 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | local historic landmark ⓘ |
| historicUse | office building for oil-related businesses ⓘ |
| locatedInDowntown | Tulsa ⓘ |
| location |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
ⓘ
linked to:
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
|
| material |
brick
ⓘ
steel frame ⓘ terra cotta ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Waite Phillips ⓘ |
| notableFor | distinctive illuminated tiled roof ⓘ |
| NRHPCategory | contributing property in a historic district ⓘ |
| NRHPStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| ownerHistory | Waite Phillips ⓘ |
| partOf | Oil Capital Historic District ⓘ |
| roofColor | multicolored tile ⓘ |
| state | Oklahoma ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 427 South Boston Avenue ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1928 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philtower Building Description of subject: The Philtower Building is a historic Gothic Revival skyscraper in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma, known for its distinctive illuminated tiled roof and association with oilman Waite Phillips.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.