Tarban Creek Asylum
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Tarban Creek Asylum was a 19th-century psychiatric institution in New South Wales, Australia, recognized as an early example of colonial asylum architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tarban Creek Asylum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13170885 — 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: Tarban Creek Asylum Context triple: [Mortimer Lewis, notableWork, Tarban Creek Asylum]
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A.
Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane is the fictional, isolated psychiatric facility on Shutter Island that serves as the central setting for the psychological thriller of the same name.
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B.
Holloway Sanatorium
Holloway Sanatorium was a Victorian-era psychiatric hospital in Surrey, England, renowned for its elaborate Gothic Revival architecture and role in the treatment of the mentally ill.
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C.
Claymoore psychiatric hospital
Claymoore Psychiatric Hospital is the fictional mental health institution featured in the film "Girl, Interrupted," where several of the main characters, including Lisa Rowe, are treated.
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D.
Beacon Mental Hospital
Beacon Mental Hospital is a fictional psychiatric institution featured in the survival horror video game The Evil Within.
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E.
Charenton asylum
Charenton asylum was a notorious French psychiatric institution near Paris, historically known for housing the Marquis de Sade and inspiring various literary and cinematic works.
- 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: Tarban Creek Asylum Target entity description: Tarban Creek Asylum was a 19th-century psychiatric institution in New South Wales, Australia, recognized as an early example of colonial asylum architecture.
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A.
Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane
Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane is the fictional, isolated psychiatric facility on Shutter Island that serves as the central setting for the psychological thriller of the same name.
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B.
Holloway Sanatorium
Holloway Sanatorium was a Victorian-era psychiatric hospital in Surrey, England, renowned for its elaborate Gothic Revival architecture and role in the treatment of the mentally ill.
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C.
Claymoore psychiatric hospital
Claymoore Psychiatric Hospital is the fictional mental health institution featured in the film "Girl, Interrupted," where several of the main characters, including Lisa Rowe, are treated.
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D.
Beacon Mental Hospital
Beacon Mental Hospital is a fictional psychiatric institution featured in the survival horror video game The Evil Within.
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E.
Charenton asylum
Charenton asylum was a notorious French psychiatric institution near Paris, historically known for housing the Marquis de Sade and inspiring various literary and cinematic works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heritage-listed building
ⓘ
lunatic asylum ⓘ psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| architecturalSignificance | early example of colonial asylum architecture ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | colonial ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | sandstone ⓘ |
| category |
defunct hospitals in Sydney
ⓘ
heritage-listed hospitals in Sydney ⓘ psychiatric hospitals in New South Wales ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1836 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| designedBy | Mortimer Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| function |
confinement of the insane
ⓘ
treatment of people with mental illness ⓘ |
| governingBody | Colonial Government of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Tarban Creek Hospital for the Insane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarban Creek Lunatic Asylum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacilityType |
administration block
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ inpatient wards ⓘ seclusion cells ⓘ |
| hasGroundsFeature |
gardens
ⓘ
walled exercise yards ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | state heritage (built) ⓘ |
| heritageRegister | New South Wales State Heritage Register NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register ⓘ |
| historicalRole | central institution in the development of mental health services in New South Wales ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gladesville, New South Wales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ Tarban Creek, New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Parramatta River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Hunters Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarban Creek Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early purpose-built public asylum in New South Wales
ⓘ
example of early colonial attitudes to mental health care ⓘ |
| opened | 1838 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gladesville Hospital complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Colonial New South Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedAs |
Gladesville Hospital for the Insane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gladesville Mental Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Liverpool Asylum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| successor | Gladesville Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | long-term institutionalization ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Tarban Creek Asylum Description of subject: Tarban Creek Asylum was a 19th-century psychiatric institution in New South Wales, Australia, recognized as an early example of colonial asylum architecture.
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