John Brown House
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The John Brown House is a historic 18th-century mansion in Providence, Rhode Island, renowned as the former home of merchant and statesman John Brown and a prominent example of Georgian architecture.
All labels observed (1)
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| John Brown House canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7330660 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Brown House Context triple: [College Hill, contains, John Brown House]
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A.
John Brown Farm State Historic Site
John Brown Farm State Historic Site is a preserved historic farm and burial place of abolitionist John Brown in upstate New York, commemorating his life and role in the anti-slavery movement.
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B.
John Brown’s Fort
John Brown’s Fort is the historic fire engine house at Harpers Ferry where abolitionist John Brown and his followers made their last stand during the 1859 raid on the federal armory.
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C.
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.
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D.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site is a museum and heritage complex in Ontario, Canada, commemorating the life of Reverend Josiah Henson and the history of the Underground Railroad and Black settlement in the region.
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E.
Lyman Mission House
Lyman Mission House is a historic 19th-century missionary residence in Hilo, Hawaii, preserved as a museum showcasing early missionary life and local 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: John Brown House Target entity description: The John Brown House is a historic 18th-century mansion in Providence, Rhode Island, renowned as the former home of merchant and statesman John Brown and a prominent example of Georgian architecture.
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A.
John Brown Farm State Historic Site
John Brown Farm State Historic Site is a preserved historic farm and burial place of abolitionist John Brown in upstate New York, commemorating his life and role in the anti-slavery movement.
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B.
John Brown’s Fort
John Brown’s Fort is the historic fire engine house at Harpers Ferry where abolitionist John Brown and his followers made their last stand during the 1859 raid on the federal armory.
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C.
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.
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D.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Historic Site is a museum and heritage complex in Ontario, Canada, commemorating the life of Reverend Josiah Henson and the history of the Underground Railroad and Black settlement in the region.
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E.
Lyman Mission House
Lyman Mission House is a historic 19th-century missionary residence in Hilo, Hawaii, preserved as a museum showcasing early missionary life and local history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
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museum ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | October 15, 1966 ⓘ |
| architect |
Caleb Ormsbee
NERFINISHED
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Joseph Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brown University
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brown family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | John Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Historic house museums in Rhode Island
ⓘ
Houses completed in 1788 ⓘ Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Providence, Rhode Island ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Providence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1786 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| formerResident | John Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
decorative arts
ⓘ
furnishings related to the Brown family ⓘ historic documents ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
carriage house
ⓘ
formal gardens ⓘ period interiors ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
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| location | Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mapLocation | USA Rhode Island#USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| neighborhood | College Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Georgian architecture
ⓘ
association with merchant and statesman John Brown ⓘ |
| nrhpReferenceNumber | 66000001 ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | Rhode Island Historical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Providence River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Rhode Island Historical Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | College Hill Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roofType | hipped roof ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| state | Rhode Island ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 52 Power Street ⓘ |
| use | historic house museum ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1788 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Brown House Description of subject: The John Brown House is a historic 18th-century mansion in Providence, Rhode Island, renowned as the former home of merchant and statesman John Brown and a prominent example of Georgian architecture.
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