Equitable Building (New York City interiors and alterations)
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Equitable Building (New York City interiors and alterations) refers to the redesigned interior spaces and modifications of New York City's historic Equitable Building, executed by the architectural firm Trowbridge & Livingston.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Equitable Building (New York City interiors and alterations) canonical | 1 |
| Equitable Building (New York, N.Y.)—Remodeling | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9570587 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Equitable Building (New York City interiors and alterations) Context triple: [Trowbridge & Livingston, notableWork, Equitable Building (New York City interiors and alterations)]
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A.
New York County Courthouse (work on interiors)
The New York County Courthouse interiors are historically significant civic spaces in Manhattan, noted for their grand, richly detailed 19th-century design and association with major legal and political events in New York City.
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B.
Leacock Building
The Leacock Building is a major academic and classroom complex at McGill University’s downtown Montreal campus, housing numerous lecture halls, offices, and social science departments.
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C.
New York City Bar Association Building
The New York City Bar Association Building is a landmark Beaux-Arts style structure in Manhattan that serves as the historic headquarters of the New York City Bar Association.
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D.
Brooklyn Municipal Building
The Brooklyn Municipal Building is a prominent government office building in Brooklyn, New York, housing various city agencies and public services.
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E.
Perelman Building
The Perelman Building is an annex of the Philadelphia Museum of Art known for its Art Deco architecture and galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary design, prints, drawings, and photography.
- 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: Equitable Building (New York City interiors and alterations) Target entity description: Equitable Building (New York City interiors and alterations) refers to the redesigned interior spaces and modifications of New York City's historic Equitable Building, executed by the architectural firm Trowbridge & Livingston.
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A.
New York County Courthouse (work on interiors)
The New York County Courthouse interiors are historically significant civic spaces in Manhattan, noted for their grand, richly detailed 19th-century design and association with major legal and political events in New York City.
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B.
Leacock Building
The Leacock Building is a major academic and classroom complex at McGill University’s downtown Montreal campus, housing numerous lecture halls, offices, and social science departments.
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C.
New York City Bar Association Building
The New York City Bar Association Building is a landmark Beaux-Arts style structure in Manhattan that serves as the historic headquarters of the New York City Bar Association.
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D.
Brooklyn Municipal Building
The Brooklyn Municipal Building is a prominent government office building in Brooklyn, New York, housing various city agencies and public services.
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E.
Perelman Building
The Perelman Building is an annex of the Philadelphia Museum of Art known for its Art Deco architecture and galleries dedicated to modern and contemporary design, prints, drawings, and photography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural work
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building interior redesign ⓘ |
| architect | Trowbridge & Livingston ⓘ |
| architecturalFirm | Trowbridge & Livingston ⓘ |
| architecturalFirmCity | New York City ⓘ |
| architecturalFirmCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| associatedArchitecturalFirm | Trowbridge & Livingston ⓘ |
| associatedWithBuildingType | office building ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Alterations of historic skyscrapers
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Interior architecture in New York City ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| category |
Historic building alterations in New York City
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Trowbridge & Livingston buildings ⓘ |
| cityLandmarkJurisdiction | New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission ⓘ |
| client |
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
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linked to:
The Equitable
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| context | early 20th-century New York City skyscraper development ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| documentedIn |
architectural drawings by Trowbridge & Livingston
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historic preservation records of the Equitable Building ⓘ |
| function | commercial office use ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts ⓘ |
| hasBuildingUse | corporate offices ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
corridor interiors
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elevator lobbies ⓘ lobby interiors ⓘ office suites ⓘ service areas ⓘ |
| hasDesignAspect |
circulation layout
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interior finishes ⓘ space planning ⓘ |
| hasSubjectHeading |
Equitable Building (New York, N.Y.)—Interiors
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Equitable Building (New York, N.Y.)—Remodeling ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
part of a New York City Landmark building
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part of a property listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| influencedBy | commercial office planning practices of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfDocumentation | English ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Financial District ⓘ |
| locatedInState | New York ⓘ |
| location |
Manhattan
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New York City ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of modern office layouts within a Beaux-Arts envelope
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redesigned interior spaces of a historic skyscraper ⓘ |
| partOf | Equitable Building ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Equitable Building (Manhattan) ⓘ |
| relatedWork | original design of the Equitable Building by Ernest R. Graham ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 120 Broadway ⓘ |
| use | office interiors ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Equitable Building (New York City interiors and alterations) Description of subject: Equitable Building (New York City interiors and alterations) refers to the redesigned interior spaces and modifications of New York City's historic Equitable Building, executed by the architectural firm Trowbridge & Livingston.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Trowbridge & Livingston
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notableWork
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Equitable Building (New York City interiors and alterations)
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Equitable Building (New York City interiors and alterations)
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hasSubjectHeading
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Equitable Building (New York, N.Y.)—Remodeling
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linked to: Equitable Building (New York City interiors and alterations)