Dundas House
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Dundas House is a prominent neoclassical building in Edinburgh, Scotland, historically significant as a former private mansion and later the headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dundas House canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10488224 — 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: Dundas House Context triple: [St Andrew Square, hasBuilding, Dundas House]
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A.
Dundurn Park Mansion
Dundurn Park Mansion is a historic neoclassical estate and former home of Canadian politician Sir Allan Napier MacNab, located in Hamilton, Ontario, and now operated as a museum.
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B.
Mackenzie House
Mackenzie House is a historic Toronto museum and former residence of William Lyon Mackenzie, the city’s first mayor and a leader of the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion.
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C.
Hampden House
Hampden House is a historic English country house in Buckinghamshire, long associated with the prominent 17th-century parliamentarian John Hampden and noted for its distinctive Gothic architecture.
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D.
Mission House
Mission House is a historic colonial-era house museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, notable for its association with early missionary activity among the Mohican people.
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E.
Mission House
Mission House is a historic building and heritage site in Bodden Town, Grand Cayman, known for its role in the islands’ early missionary and educational history.
- 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: Dundas House Target entity description: Dundas House is a prominent neoclassical building in Edinburgh, Scotland, historically significant as a former private mansion and later the headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
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A.
Dundurn Park Mansion
Dundurn Park Mansion is a historic neoclassical estate and former home of Canadian politician Sir Allan Napier MacNab, located in Hamilton, Ontario, and now operated as a museum.
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B.
Mackenzie House
Mackenzie House is a historic Toronto museum and former residence of William Lyon Mackenzie, the city’s first mayor and a leader of the 1837 Upper Canada Rebellion.
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C.
Hampden House
Hampden House is a historic English country house in Buckinghamshire, long associated with the prominent 17th-century parliamentarian John Hampden and noted for its distinctive Gothic architecture.
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D.
Mission House
Mission House is a historic colonial-era house museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, notable for its association with early missionary activity among the Mohican people.
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E.
Mission House
Mission House is a historic building and heritage site in Bodden Town, Grand Cayman, known for its role in the islands’ early missionary and educational history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
former bank headquarters ⓘ former mansion ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| belongsToArchitecturalPeriod | 18th century architecture ⓘ |
| city | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Sir Lawrence Dundas
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Lawrence Dundas, 1st Baronet
|
| completionDate | 1774 ⓘ |
| constructionCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | Sir William Chambers ⓘ |
| facing |
St Andrew Square Gardens
ⓘ
linked to:
St Andrew Square
|
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| hasBasement | yes ⓘ |
| hasDome | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central dome
ⓘ
classical portico ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ |
| hasPortico | yes ⓘ |
| hasUse |
banking premises
ⓘ
office building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Scotland ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| laterFunction | bank headquarters ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | New Town, Edinburgh ⓘ |
| location |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sir Lawrence Dundas
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Lawrence Dundas, 1st Baronet
|
| notableFor |
association with the Royal Bank of Scotland
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grand neoclassical façade ⓘ prominent position in Edinburgh New Town ⓘ |
| occupant | Royal Bank of Scotland ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
city mansion
ⓘ
private townhouse ⓘ |
| overlooks |
St Andrew Square
ⓘ
linked to:
St Andrew Square, Edinburgh
|
| partOf | Edinburgh New Town World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| region | Lothian ⓘ |
| significance |
historically significant as former headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland
ⓘ
important example of neoclassical domestic architecture in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| startDate | 1771 ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 36 St Andrew Square ⓘ |
| usedAsHeadquartersBy | Royal Bank of Scotland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dundas House Description of subject: Dundas House is a prominent neoclassical building in Edinburgh, Scotland, historically significant as a former private mansion and later the headquarters of the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.