The Granite Lady
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The Granite Lady is the historic Old San Francisco Mint building, renowned for its sturdy stone construction and survival of the 1906 earthquake and fire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Granite Lady canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T636791 — 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: The Granite Lady Context triple: [Old San Francisco Mint, nickname, The Granite Lady]
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A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
The Ravine
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E.
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- 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: The Granite Lady Target entity description: The Granite Lady is the historic Old San Francisco Mint building, renowned for its sturdy stone construction and survival of the 1906 earthquake and fire.
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A.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
-
B.
De Gemeene Gratie
De Gemeene Gratie is a major theological work by Abraham Kuyper that develops his doctrine of “common grace,” explaining how God’s grace operates in all of culture and society, not only within the church.
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C.
The Whitaker
The Whitaker is a museum and art gallery in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, showcasing local history, contemporary exhibitions, and community events within a historic house and park setting.
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D.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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E.
The Great Eight
The Great Eight is the famous nickname of Russian ice hockey superstar Alex Ovechkin, one of the most prolific goal scorers in NHL history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former mint building
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historic building ⓘ landmark ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1966 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
San Francisco Mint
ⓘ
surface form:
Old San Francisco Mint
San Francisco Mint ⓘ
surface form:
Old U.S. Mint, San Francisco
|
| architect | Alfred B. Mullett ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Greek Revival architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Revival
Italian Renaissance Revival ⓘ
surface form:
Renaissance Revival
|
| associatedWith |
California Gold Rush era finance
ⓘ
United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
surface form:
United States Treasury Department
|
| builtFor | United States Mint ⓘ |
| city | San Francisco ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1874 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1869 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
event and exhibition space
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| era | 19th-century American federal architecture ⓘ |
| formerFunction |
bullion storage
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gold and silver coin production ⓘ |
| function | branch of the United States Mint ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cast-iron structural elements
ⓘ
central open-air courtyard ⓘ massive stone walls ⓘ ornamental classical portico ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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surface form:
National Historic Landmark of the United States
San Francisco Designated Landmark ⓘ |
| location |
San Francisco, California, United States of America
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surface form:
San Francisco, California, United States
|
| material |
brick
ⓘ
cast iron ⓘ granite ⓘ sandstone ⓘ |
| nationalRegisterOfHistoricPlacesType | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| neighborhood |
South of Market (SoMa)
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surface form:
South of Market
|
| notableEvent |
survived the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
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survived the 1906 San Francisco fire ⓘ |
| nrhpReferenceNumber | 66000233 ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1874 ⓘ |
| ownership |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
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| reasonForNickname | sturdy stone construction and survival of the 1906 earthquake and fire ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | protected large portions of the U.S. government gold reserves during the 1906 disaster ⓘ |
| roofType | central courtyard plan with surrounding wings ⓘ |
| significance | one of few major downtown San Francisco buildings to survive the 1906 earthquake and fire ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 88 5th Street, San Francisco, California ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Granite Lady Description of subject: The Granite Lady is the historic Old San Francisco Mint building, renowned for its sturdy stone construction and survival of the 1906 earthquake and fire.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Old San Francisco Mint