Hancock-Clarke House
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The Hancock-Clarke House is a historic colonial-era home and museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, best known as the site where Paul Revere and William Dawes warned John Hancock and Samuel Adams of approaching British troops on the night of April 18, 1775.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hancock-Clarke House canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T38742 — 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: Hancock-Clarke House Context triple: [Lexington, Massachusetts, hasLandmark, Hancock-Clarke House]
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A.
Vaile Mansion
Vaile Mansion is a historic 19th-century Victorian estate in Independence, Missouri, renowned for its ornate architecture and role as a prominent local landmark.
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B.
Griswold Hall
Griswold Hall is an academic and administrative building at Harvard Law School that houses faculty offices, classrooms, and legal research facilities.
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C.
Hoxie House
Hoxie House is one of the oldest surviving houses on Cape Cod, serving as a historic museum that showcases early colonial life in Massachusetts.
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D.
Carlyle House Historic Park
Carlyle House Historic Park is a preserved 18th-century Georgian mansion and museum in Old Town Alexandria that interprets colonial life and early American history.
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E.
Munroe Tavern
Munroe Tavern is a historic 18th-century inn and museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, notable for its role in the American Revolutionary War.
- 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: Hancock-Clarke House Target entity description: The Hancock-Clarke House is a historic colonial-era home and museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, best known as the site where Paul Revere and William Dawes warned John Hancock and Samuel Adams of approaching British troops on the night of April 18, 1775.
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A.
Vaile Mansion
Vaile Mansion is a historic 19th-century Victorian estate in Independence, Missouri, renowned for its ornate architecture and role as a prominent local landmark.
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B.
Griswold Hall
Griswold Hall is an academic and administrative building at Harvard Law School that houses faculty offices, classrooms, and legal research facilities.
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C.
Hoxie House
Hoxie House is one of the oldest surviving houses on Cape Cod, serving as a historic museum that showcases early colonial life in Massachusetts.
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D.
Carlyle House Historic Park
Carlyle House Historic Park is a preserved 18th-century Georgian mansion and museum in Old Town Alexandria that interprets colonial life and early American history.
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E.
Munroe Tavern
Munroe Tavern is a historic 18th-century inn and museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, notable for its role in the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Colonial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ John Hancock ⓘ Paul Revere ⓘ Samuel Adams ⓘ William Dawes ⓘ |
| category |
Historic house museums in Massachusetts
ⓘ
Houses in Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| city | Lexington ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | historic house museum ⓘ |
| era | colonial era ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
American Revolution artifacts
ⓘ
furnishings related to Hancock and Adams ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
|
| locatedIn | Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| location | Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John Hancock
ⓘ
Reverend Jonas Clarke ⓘ |
| NRHPType | individually listed contributing property ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Lexington Historical Society ⓘ |
| originalFunction | parsonage for Lexington’s Congregational minister ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lexington Battle Green
ⓘ
surface form:
Lexington Historic District
|
| region | New England ⓘ |
| resident |
John Hancock
ⓘ
Reverend Jonas Clarke ⓘ Samuel Adams ⓘ |
| significance | site of warning to colonial leaders of approaching British troops ⓘ |
| significantDate | April 18, 1775 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
"Paul Revere's Ride"
ⓘ
surface form:
Paul Revere’s midnight ride
William Dawes’s warning ride ⓘ warning of John Hancock and Samuel Adams on April 18, 1775 ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| tourType | guided tours ⓘ |
| usedFor | parsonage ⓘ |
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Subject: Hancock-Clarke House Description of subject: The Hancock-Clarke House is a historic colonial-era home and museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, best known as the site where Paul Revere and William Dawes warned John Hancock and Samuel Adams of approaching British troops on the night of April 18, 1775.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lexington, Massachusetts