American Surety Building, New York City
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The American Surety Building in New York City is a pioneering early skyscraper and landmark of late 19th-century commercial architecture, designed by prominent architect Bruce Price.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| American Surety Building, New York City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9555500 — 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: American Surety Building, New York City Context triple: [Bruce Price, notableWork, American Surety Building, New York City]
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A.
Guaranty Building
The Guaranty Building is a landmark early skyscraper in Buffalo, New York, celebrated as one of architect Louis Sullivan’s finest examples of richly ornamented, form-follows-function commercial architecture.
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B.
Bank of Manhattan Trust Building
The Bank of Manhattan Trust Building, now commonly known as 40 Wall Street, is a historic neo-Gothic skyscraper in New York City's Financial District that was briefly one of the tallest buildings in the world.
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C.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower is a historic early 20th-century skyscraper in Manhattan, modeled after the Campanile in Venice and once the tallest building in the world.
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D.
New York Life Building
The New York Life Building is a historic skyscraper in Manhattan known for its distinctive gilded pyramidal roof and role as the headquarters of the New York Life Insurance Company.
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E.
Astor Place Tower, New York
Astor Place Tower in New York is a distinctive modern residential high-rise known for its curving glass façade and prominent presence in Manhattan’s East Village skyline.
- 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: American Surety Building, New York City Target entity description: The American Surety Building in New York City is a pioneering early skyscraper and landmark of late 19th-century commercial architecture, designed by prominent architect Bruce Price.
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A.
Guaranty Building
The Guaranty Building is a landmark early skyscraper in Buffalo, New York, celebrated as one of architect Louis Sullivan’s finest examples of richly ornamented, form-follows-function commercial architecture.
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B.
Bank of Manhattan Trust Building
The Bank of Manhattan Trust Building, now commonly known as 40 Wall Street, is a historic neo-Gothic skyscraper in New York City's Financial District that was briefly one of the tallest buildings in the world.
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C.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower is a historic early 20th-century skyscraper in Manhattan, modeled after the Campanile in Venice and once the tallest building in the world.
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D.
New York Life Building
The New York Life Building is a historic skyscraper in Manhattan known for its distinctive gilded pyramidal roof and role as the headquarters of the New York Life Insurance Company.
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E.
Astor Place Tower, New York
Astor Place Tower in New York is a distinctive modern residential high-rise known for its curving glass façade and prominent presence in Manhattan’s East Village skyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | skyscraper ⓘ |
| architect | Bruce Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
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surface form:
Beaux-Arts architecture
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ early skyscraper style ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1896 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1894 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | late 19th century ⓘ |
| floorCount | 20 ⓘ |
| function | office space ⓘ |
| hasAddress | 100 Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacadeMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
classically detailed entrance
ⓘ
ornamental cornice ⓘ rusticated base ⓘ setbacks ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important example of Bruce Price’s commercial work
ⓘ
landmark of early skyscraper development in New York City ⓘ |
| hasStructuralSystem | steel skeleton ⓘ |
| height | approximately 92 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Financial District, Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedNear |
Trinity Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wall Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Broadway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cedar Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
granite
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ steel frame ⓘ |
| namedAfter | American Surety Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being an early steel-frame skyscraper
ⓘ
ornate Beaux-Arts façade ⓘ pioneering late 19th-century commercial architecture ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1896 ⓘ |
| originalOwner | American Surety Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Wall Street area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lower Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| use | commercial ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: American Surety Building, New York City Description of subject: The American Surety Building in New York City is a pioneering early skyscraper and landmark of late 19th-century commercial architecture, designed by prominent architect Bruce Price.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.