James K. Polk Home and Museum

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The James K. Polk Home and Museum is a historic house museum in Columbia, Tennessee, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the life and presidency of the 11th U.S. president, James K. Polk.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
James K. Polk Home & Museum	1
James K. Polk Home & Museum (Columbia, Tennessee)	1
James K. Polk Home and Museum canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2977229 — 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: James K. Polk Home and Museum
Context triple: [Maury County, Tennessee, hasHistoricSite, James K. Polk Home and Museum]

A. Andrew Jackson's Hermitage
Andrew Jackson's Hermitage is the historic plantation home and museum of the seventh U.S. president, located near Nashville, Tennessee.
B. Saxton McKinley House
The Saxton McKinley House is a historic residence in Canton, Ohio, best known as the former home of First Lady Ida Saxton McKinley and part of the site commemorating her life and that of President William McKinley.
C. Mary Mapes Dodge House
The Mary Mapes Dodge House is a historic residence in Hartford, Connecticut’s Nook Farm neighborhood, associated with the noted 19th-century children’s author and editor Mary Mapes Dodge.
D. Mary Todd Lincoln House
The Mary Todd Lincoln House is a historic museum in Lexington, Kentucky, dedicated to the early life and legacy of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln.
E. Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Lincoln Home National Historic Site is a preserved historic district centered on Abraham Lincoln’s longtime family residence in Springfield, Illinois, commemorating his life before the presidency.
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: James K. Polk Home and Museum
Target entity description: The James K. Polk Home and Museum is a historic house museum in Columbia, Tennessee, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the life and presidency of the 11th U.S. president, James K. Polk.

A. Andrew Jackson's Hermitage
Andrew Jackson's Hermitage is the historic plantation home and museum of the seventh U.S. president, located near Nashville, Tennessee.
B. Saxton McKinley House
The Saxton McKinley House is a historic residence in Canton, Ohio, best known as the former home of First Lady Ida Saxton McKinley and part of the site commemorating her life and that of President William McKinley.
C. Mary Mapes Dodge House
The Mary Mapes Dodge House is a historic residence in Hartford, Connecticut’s Nook Farm neighborhood, associated with the noted 19th-century children’s author and editor Mary Mapes Dodge.
D. Mary Todd Lincoln House
The Mary Todd Lincoln House is a historic museum in Lexington, Kentucky, dedicated to the early life and legacy of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln.
E. Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Lincoln Home National Historic Site is a preserved historic district centered on Abraham Lincoln’s longtime family residence in Springfield, Illinois, commemorating his life before the presidency.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic house ⓘ historic house museum ⓘ museum ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Federal architecture ⓘ
category	Historic house museum in Tennessee ⓘ Presidential museum ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dedicatedTo	James K. Polk ⓘ
focusesOnPeriod	James K. Polk presidency (1845–1849) ⓘ early 19th century United States ⓘ
hasCollectionType	19th-century decorative arts ⓘ Polk family artifacts ⓘ historic furnishings ⓘ presidential history ⓘ
hasPart	exhibition galleries ⓘ gardens ⓘ main house ⓘ visitor center ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ linked to: National Register of Historic Places
inception	19th century ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Columbia, Tennessee ⓘ Maury County, Tennessee ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
mainTheme	life of James K. Polk ⓘ presidency of James K. Polk ⓘ
namedAfter	James K. Polk ⓘ
notableFor	being the only surviving residence of James K. Polk other than the White House ⓘ
offers	educational programs ⓘ historical exhibits ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
operatedAs	museum ⓘ
ownedBy	nonprofit organization ⓘ
state	Tennessee ⓘ
subjectOf	guided tours ⓘ
touristAttraction	true ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maury County, Tennessee → hasHistoricSite → James K. Polk Home and Museum ⓘ

Polk Place, Nashville, Tennessee → associatedWith → James K. Polk Home & Museum (Columbia, Tennessee) ⓘ

linked to: James K. Polk Home and Museum

Columbia, Tennessee → hasHistoricSite → James K. Polk Home & Museum ⓘ