Bowne House

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historic house landmark

Bowne House is a historic 17th-century residence and museum in Flushing, Queens, renowned as one of New York City’s oldest surviving houses and an early symbol of religious freedom in America.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Bowne House canonical	3
Bowne House Historical Society	1
National Historic Landmark Bowne House	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5092298 — 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: Bowne House
Context triple: [Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States, hasLandmark, Bowne House]

A. Pforzheimer House
Pforzheimer House is one of Harvard College’s twelve upperclass residential houses, providing housing, dining, and community life for undergraduate students.
B. Currier House
Currier House is one of Harvard College’s undergraduate residential houses, known for its tight-knit community and modern facilities in the Radcliffe Quadrangle.
C. Lechmere-Sewall House
The Lechmere-Sewall House is a historic 18th-century residence in Cambridge, Massachusetts, notable for its colonial architecture and association with prominent early American families.
D. Sanborn House
Sanborn House is a historic early 20th-century mansion in Winchester, Massachusetts, noted for its distinctive architecture and role in the town’s cultural and civic history.
E. Moffatt-Ladd House
The Moffatt-Ladd House is a historic 18th-century Georgian mansion and museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, noted for its well-preserved architecture and role in early American history.
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: Bowne House
Target entity description: Bowne House is a historic 17th-century residence and museum in Flushing, Queens, renowned as one of New York City’s oldest surviving houses and an early symbol of religious freedom in America.

A. Pforzheimer House
Pforzheimer House is one of Harvard College’s twelve upperclass residential houses, providing housing, dining, and community life for undergraduate students.
B. Currier House
Currier House is one of Harvard College’s undergraduate residential houses, known for its tight-knit community and modern facilities in the Radcliffe Quadrangle.
C. Lechmere-Sewall House
The Lechmere-Sewall House is a historic 18th-century residence in Cambridge, Massachusetts, notable for its colonial architecture and association with prominent early American families.
D. Sanborn House
Sanborn House is a historic early 20th-century mansion in Winchester, Massachusetts, noted for its distinctive architecture and role in the town’s cultural and civic history.
E. Moffatt-Ladd House
The Moffatt-Ladd House is a historic 18th-century Georgian mansion and museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, noted for its well-preserved architecture and role in early American history.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic house ⓘ landmark ⓘ
architecturalStyle	English Colonial ⓘ
associatedWith	John Bowne’s defense of religious liberty ⓘ Quakers ⓘ linked to: Religious Society of Friends religious freedom ⓘ
borough	Queens ⓘ
builtInCentury	17th century ⓘ
category	Historic house museums in New York City ⓘ Houses completed in the 17th century ⓘ Landmarks in Queens, New York ⓘ Museums in Queens, New York ⓘ
constructionStart	1661 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasCollection	17th- and 18th-century furnishings ⓘ Bowne family artifacts ⓘ documents related to religious freedom ⓘ
hasFeature	central chimney ⓘ clapboard siding ⓘ small-paned windows ⓘ
hasFunction	museum ⓘ residence ⓘ
hasGarden	yes ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation	New York City Landmark ⓘ
hasNumberOfStories	2 ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	1966 ⓘ
isOneOf	oldest surviving houses in New York City ⓘ
locatedIn	Flushing, Queens ⓘ linked to: Flushing New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ Queens, New York City ⓘ linked to: Queens, New York City, New York, United States United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
material	wood ⓘ
namedAfter	John Bowne ⓘ
near	Bowne Street ⓘ downtown Flushing ⓘ
neighborhood	Flushing ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operatedAs	historic house museum ⓘ
ownedBy	Bowne House Historical Society ⓘ linked to: Bowne House
partOf	Flushing historic core ⓘ
preservationStatus	preserved ⓘ
roofType	gabled roof ⓘ
significance	symbol of religious freedom in America ⓘ
usedFor	educational programs ⓘ guided tours ⓘ historic interpretation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States → hasLandmark → Bowne House ⓘ

John Bowne → commemoratedBy → Bowne House ⓘ

John Bowne → commemoratedIn → National Historic Landmark Bowne House ⓘ

linked to: Bowne House

Flushing → hasLandmark → Bowne House ⓘ

Bowne House → ownedBy → Bowne House Historical Society ⓘ