Custom House Maritime Museum
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The Custom House Maritime Museum is a historic maritime museum in New London, Connecticut, showcasing the city’s seafaring, customs, and lighthouse heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Custom House Maritime Museum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2265757 — 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: Custom House Maritime Museum Context triple: [New London, Connecticut, hasMuseum, Custom House Maritime Museum]
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A.
Maritime Museum Building
The Maritime Museum Building is an Art Deco-style waterfront museum in San Francisco that showcases the city’s rich maritime history through historic vessels, exhibits, and artifacts.
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B.
Deal Maritime and Local History Museum
Deal Maritime and Local History Museum is a small local museum in Deal, Kent, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the town’s maritime heritage and community history.
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C.
National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum is a major British institution in Greenwich, London, dedicated to the history of seafaring, navigation, and the nation’s maritime heritage.
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D.
Custom House Museum
The Custom House Museum is a historic former customs building in Key West, Florida, now serving as a museum showcasing the island’s art, history, and maritime heritage.
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E.
National Waterfront Museum
The National Waterfront Museum is a cultural and industrial heritage museum in Swansea, Wales, focusing on the history of industry and innovation in Wales’ maritime and waterfront communities.
- 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: Custom House Maritime Museum Target entity description: The Custom House Maritime Museum is a historic maritime museum in New London, Connecticut, showcasing the city’s seafaring, customs, and lighthouse heritage.
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A.
Maritime Museum Building
The Maritime Museum Building is an Art Deco-style waterfront museum in San Francisco that showcases the city’s rich maritime history through historic vessels, exhibits, and artifacts.
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B.
Deal Maritime and Local History Museum
Deal Maritime and Local History Museum is a small local museum in Deal, Kent, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the town’s maritime heritage and community history.
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C.
National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum is a major British institution in Greenwich, London, dedicated to the history of seafaring, navigation, and the nation’s maritime heritage.
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D.
Custom House Museum
The Custom House Museum is a historic former customs building in Key West, Florida, now serving as a museum showcasing the island’s art, history, and maritime heritage.
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E.
National Waterfront Museum
The National Waterfront Museum is a cultural and industrial heritage museum in Swansea, Wales, focusing on the history of industry and innovation in Wales’ maritime and waterfront communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
history museum ⓘ maritime museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century commercial style ⓘ |
| buildingUse | museum ⓘ |
| city |
New London, Connecticut
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surface form:
New London
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| collectionType |
customs records
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lighthouse artifacts ⓘ maritime artifacts ⓘ nautical instruments ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focusesOn |
New London Harbor history
ⓘ
regional maritime heritage ⓘ |
| formerBuildingUse | custom house ⓘ |
| hasEducationalPrograms | yes ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
exhibits on New London whaling and shipping
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exhibits on U.S. Customs Service in New London ⓘ exhibits on local lighthouses ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
exhibition of maritime collections
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preservation of maritime history ⓘ public education ⓘ |
| hasOnlinePresence | true ⓘ |
| heritageFocus |
customs history of New London
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lighthouse history of New London region ⓘ seafaring history of New London ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New London, Connecticut
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| near | downtown New London ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | New London Maritime Society ⓘ |
| overlooks |
New London harbor
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surface form:
New London Harbor
|
| ownedBy | New London Maritime Society ⓘ |
| regionServed |
New London County, Connecticut
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surface form:
New London County
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| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 150 Bank Street ⓘ |
| subjectOf | heritage tourism in New London ⓘ |
| theme |
customs and trade
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lighthouses and navigation ⓘ seafaring ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Custom House Maritime Museum Description of subject: The Custom House Maritime Museum is a historic maritime museum in New London, Connecticut, showcasing the city’s seafaring, customs, and lighthouse heritage.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.