Codman Estate
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Codman Estate is a historic country house and landscaped grounds in Lincoln, Massachusetts, preserved as a museum that reflects over two centuries of New England family life and architecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Codman Estate canonical | 2 |
| Codman House | 1 |
| Codman House, Lincoln, Massachusetts (family house alterations) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T257368 — 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: Codman Estate Context triple: [Lincoln, Massachusetts, hasHistoricSite, Codman Estate]
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A.
Seelye Mansion
Seelye Mansion is a historic early-20th-century home in Abilene, Kansas, renowned for its grand architecture, original furnishings, and role as a popular museum and tourist destination.
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B.
Sutton Place
Sutton Place is an affluent residential neighborhood on Manhattan’s East Side, known for its elegant townhouses, river views, and quiet, exclusive character.
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C.
Bingham-Waggoner Estate
The Bingham-Waggoner Estate is a historic 19th-century mansion and former home of artist-politician George Caleb Bingham, now preserved as a museum in Independence, Missouri.
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D.
Emlen Physick Estate
The Emlen Physick Estate is a preserved Victorian house museum in Cape May, New Jersey, renowned as an outstanding example of Stick Style architecture and 19th-century seaside resort life.
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E.
Singer House
Singer House is a historic Art Nouveau building in Saint Petersburg, Russia, famed for its distinctive glass dome and for housing the city’s main Dom Knigi bookstore.
- 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: Codman Estate Target entity description: Codman Estate is a historic country house and landscaped grounds in Lincoln, Massachusetts, preserved as a museum that reflects over two centuries of New England family life and architecture.
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A.
Seelye Mansion
Seelye Mansion is a historic early-20th-century home in Abilene, Kansas, renowned for its grand architecture, original furnishings, and role as a popular museum and tourist destination.
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B.
Sutton Place
Sutton Place is an affluent residential neighborhood on Manhattan’s East Side, known for its elegant townhouses, river views, and quiet, exclusive character.
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C.
Bingham-Waggoner Estate
The Bingham-Waggoner Estate is a historic 19th-century mansion and former home of artist-politician George Caleb Bingham, now preserved as a museum in Independence, Missouri.
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D.
Emlen Physick Estate
The Emlen Physick Estate is a preserved Victorian house museum in Cape May, New Jersey, renowned as an outstanding example of Stick Style architecture and 19th-century seaside resort life.
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E.
Singer House
Singer House is a historic Art Nouveau building in Saint Petersburg, Russia, famed for its distinctive glass dome and for housing the city’s main Dom Knigi bookstore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country estate
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historic district ⓘ historic house museum ⓘ |
| addedToNRHP | 1973-04-13 ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Colonial Revival architecture
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Federal architecture ⓘ Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Codman family ⓘ |
| category |
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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Historic house museums in Massachusetts ⓘ Houses in Lincoln, Massachusetts ⓘ Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts ⓘ Museums in Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| county | Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| governingBody | private nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
decorative arts
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family archives ⓘ furnishings ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
barns
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carriage house ⓘ country house ⓘ formal gardens ⓘ landscaped grounds ⓘ meadows ⓘ stone walls ⓘ woodlands ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| location | Lincoln, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| notableFor |
historic architecture
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historic landscape design ⓘ preservation of New England family life over two centuries ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 73000298 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Historic New England ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Historic New England ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| tourism |
hosts educational programs
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hosts special events ⓘ offers guided tours ⓘ |
| usedAs |
country residence
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museum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codman Estate Description of subject: Codman Estate is a historic country house and landscaped grounds in Lincoln, Massachusetts, preserved as a museum that reflects over two centuries of New England family life and architecture.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lincoln, Massachusetts
subject surface form:
Lincoln, Massachusetts
this entity surface form:
Codman House
this entity surface form:
Codman House, Lincoln, Massachusetts (family house alterations)