Old Belfry site
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The Old Belfry site is a historic location in Lexington, Massachusetts, marking where the town’s belfry once stood that rang the alarm at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lexington town belfry | 1 |
| Old Belfry monument | 1 |
| Old Belfry site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T399469 — 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: Old Belfry site Context triple: [Lexington Battle Green, hasNearbyBuilding, Old Belfry site]
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A.
Manchester Town Hall
Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian-era neo-Gothic municipal building in Manchester, England, serving as the historic seat of the city's local government.
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B.
Ayer Mill Clock Tower
The Ayer Mill Clock Tower is a historic mill clock tower in Lawrence, Massachusetts, known for its large clock faces and as a prominent symbol of the city’s industrial past.
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C.
City Tavern site
The City Tavern site is a historic location in Philadelphia where a prominent 18th-century tavern once stood, known for hosting key gatherings of American Revolutionary leaders.
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D.
Lady’s Tower
Lady’s Tower is a historic 18th-century coastal lookout and bathing tower near Elie in Fife, Scotland, known for its dramatic clifftop setting and sea views.
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E.
Thistle Chapel
Thistle Chapel is an ornate, Gothic-style chapel in St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh, serving as the ceremonial home of Scotland’s highest chivalric order, the Order of the Thistle.
- 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: Old Belfry site Target entity description: The Old Belfry site is a historic location in Lexington, Massachusetts, marking where the town’s belfry once stood that rang the alarm at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
Manchester Town Hall
Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian-era neo-Gothic municipal building in Manchester, England, serving as the historic seat of the city's local government.
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B.
Ayer Mill Clock Tower
The Ayer Mill Clock Tower is a historic mill clock tower in Lawrence, Massachusetts, known for its large clock faces and as a prominent symbol of the city’s industrial past.
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C.
City Tavern site
The City Tavern site is a historic location in Philadelphia where a prominent 18th-century tavern once stood, known for hosting key gatherings of American Revolutionary leaders.
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D.
Lady’s Tower
Lady’s Tower is a historic 18th-century coastal lookout and bathing tower near Elie in Fife, Scotland, known for its dramatic clifftop setting and sea views.
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E.
Thistle Chapel
Thistle Chapel is an ornate, Gothic-style chapel in St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh, serving as the ceremonial home of Scotland’s highest chivalric order, the Order of the Thistle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ outbreak of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| bellRangFor | alarm to warn local militia ⓘ |
| category |
American Revolutionary War sites in Massachusetts
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
History of Lexington, Massachusetts
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| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| dateOfEvent | April 19, 1775 ⓘ |
| era | 18th century American colonial period ⓘ |
| function | location of former town belfry ⓘ |
| hasBelfryHistorically |
Old Belfry site
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lexington town belfry
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| hasCoordinates | approximate coordinates in Lexington, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| hasMarker | historic marker ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Old Belfry site
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Old Belfry monument
|
| heritageStatus | commemorative site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lexington, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lexington Battle Green ⓘ |
| notableFor | site of the belfry that rang the alarm on April 19, 1775 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | site ⓘ |
| operator |
Lexington, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Lexington
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| ownedBy |
Lexington, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Lexington
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| significance | symbol of Lexington’s role in the beginning of the American Revolution ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Belfry site Description of subject: The Old Belfry site is a historic location in Lexington, Massachusetts, marking where the town’s belfry once stood that rang the alarm at the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old Belfry monument
this entity surface form:
Lexington town belfry