Germantown White House (Deshler-Morris House)
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The Germantown White House (Deshler-Morris House) is a historic residence in Philadelphia that twice served as President George Washington’s executive mansion during the 1790s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Germantown White House (Deshler-Morris House) canonical | 2 |
| Germantown White House | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4730658 — 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: Germantown White House (Deshler-Morris House) Context triple: [Germantown, Pennsylvania, knownFor, Germantown White House (Deshler-Morris House)]
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William Paca House
The William Paca House is a restored 18th-century Georgian mansion and garden in Annapolis, Maryland, that was once the home of Declaration of Independence signer and Maryland governor William Paca and is now a National Historic Landmark museum.
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Heyward-Washington House
The Heyward-Washington House is a historic 18th-century Charleston residence famed as the home of Declaration of Independence signer Thomas Heyward Jr. and for hosting George Washington during his 1791 visit.
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Wyckoff-Garretson House
The Wyckoff-Garretson House is a historic 18th-century Dutch colonial farmhouse and landmark located in Somerset, New Jersey.
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D.
Grant-Humphreys Mansion
Grant-Humphreys Mansion is a historic Beaux-Arts mansion in Denver, Colorado, known for its association with prominent political figures and its use as an event and cultural venue.
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E.
Hasbrouck House
Hasbrouck House is a historic 18th-century stone residence in Newburgh, New York, best known as General George Washington’s Revolutionary War headquarters and now preserved as part of a state historic site.
- 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: Germantown White House (Deshler-Morris House) Target entity description: The Germantown White House (Deshler-Morris House) is a historic residence in Philadelphia that twice served as President George Washington’s executive mansion during the 1790s.
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A.
William Paca House
The William Paca House is a restored 18th-century Georgian mansion and garden in Annapolis, Maryland, that was once the home of Declaration of Independence signer and Maryland governor William Paca and is now a National Historic Landmark museum.
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B.
Heyward-Washington House
The Heyward-Washington House is a historic 18th-century Charleston residence famed as the home of Declaration of Independence signer Thomas Heyward Jr. and for hosting George Washington during his 1791 visit.
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C.
Wyckoff-Garretson House
The Wyckoff-Garretson House is a historic 18th-century Dutch colonial farmhouse and landmark located in Somerset, New Jersey.
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D.
Grant-Humphreys Mansion
Grant-Humphreys Mansion is a historic Beaux-Arts mansion in Denver, Colorado, known for its association with prominent political figures and its use as an event and cultural venue.
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E.
Hasbrouck House
Hasbrouck House is a historic 18th-century stone residence in Newburgh, New York, best known as General George Washington’s Revolutionary War headquarters and now preserved as part of a state historic site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States National Historic Site
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ house museum ⓘ museum ⓘ presidential residence ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Deshler-Morris House
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Germantown White House (Deshler-Morris House) ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Revolutionary era Germantown community
ⓘ
history of the early U.S. capital at Philadelphia ⓘ presidency of George Washington ⓘ |
| builtFor | David Deshler ⓘ |
| category |
Historic house museums in Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Houses in Philadelphia ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania ⓘ Presidential homes in the United States ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasPart |
main house
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outbuildings ⓘ rear ell ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | yes ⓘ |
| headOfStateResident | George Washington ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| locatedIn |
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
linked to:
Germantown, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania ⓘ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
United States of America ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
David Deshler
ⓘ
Luke Wister Morris ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | National Park Service ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf |
Germantown Historic District
ⓘ
Independence National Historical Park ⓘ |
| servedAs | home of President George Washington ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
George Washington resided here during the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia
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George Washington used this house as an executive mansion in 1793 ⓘ George Washington used this house as an executive mansion in 1794 ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 5442 Germantown Avenue ⓘ |
| topicOf | National Park Service interpretive programs ⓘ |
| use | historic house museum ⓘ |
| usedAs |
executive mansion of the President of the United States
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presidential mansion ⓘ refuge during yellow fever epidemic ⓘ summer residence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Germantown White House (Deshler-Morris House) Description of subject: The Germantown White House (Deshler-Morris House) is a historic residence in Philadelphia that twice served as President George Washington’s executive mansion during the 1790s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Germantown White House (Deshler-Morris House)
linked to: Germantown White House (Deshler-Morris House)