Herndon Depot
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Herndon Depot is a historic former railroad station in Herndon, Virginia, now preserved as a landmark and local history site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Herndon Depot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7617789 — 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: Herndon Depot Context triple: [Herndon Depot Museum, housedIn, Herndon Depot]
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A.
Arlington Depot
Arlington Depot is a historic railroad station in Arlington, Tennessee, preserved as a landmark reflecting the town’s early transportation and commercial history.
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B.
Herndon station
Herndon station is a Washington Metro rail station in Herndon, Virginia, on the Silver Line serving the Dulles Technology Corridor and surrounding suburbs.
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C.
Ashburn station
Ashburn station is a Washington Metro Silver Line terminus located in Loudoun County, Virginia, serving as a major commuter hub for the outer suburbs of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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D.
Lorton station
Lorton station is the northern terminus of Amtrak’s Auto Train service, located in Lorton, Virginia.
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E.
Arlington Hall Station, Virginia
Arlington Hall Station, Virginia, is a former U.S. Army installation in Arlington that served as a major center for military intelligence and cryptographic operations during and after World War II.
- 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: Herndon Depot Target entity description: Herndon Depot is a historic former railroad station in Herndon, Virginia, now preserved as a landmark and local history site.
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A.
Arlington Depot
Arlington Depot is a historic railroad station in Arlington, Tennessee, preserved as a landmark reflecting the town’s early transportation and commercial history.
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B.
Herndon station
Herndon station is a Washington Metro rail station in Herndon, Virginia, on the Silver Line serving the Dulles Technology Corridor and surrounding suburbs.
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C.
Ashburn station
Ashburn station is a Washington Metro Silver Line terminus located in Loudoun County, Virginia, serving as a major commuter hub for the outer suburbs of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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D.
Lorton station
Lorton station is the northern terminus of Amtrak’s Auto Train service, located in Lorton, Virginia.
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E.
Arlington Hall Station, Virginia
Arlington Hall Station, Virginia, is a former U.S. Army installation in Arlington that served as a major center for military intelligence and cryptographic operations during and after World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ railway station ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail
|
| architecturalStyle | vernacular railroad architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Herndon, Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Herndon
Museums in Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ Railway stations in Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ |
| currentUse |
community landmark
ⓘ
local history museum ⓘ |
| formerRailwayOperator |
Southern Railway
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Railway (U.S.)
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
exhibit space
ⓘ
visitor information center ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Virginia Landmarks Register
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fairfax County, Virginia
ⓘ
Herndon, Virginia ⓘ
linked to:
Herndon
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Virginia ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1850s ⓘ |
| operator | Herndon Historical Society ⓘ |
| owner |
Town of Herndon
ⓘ
linked to:
Herndon
|
| railwayLineServed |
Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad
ⓘ
Washington and Old Dominion Railroad ⓘ |
| significance |
local history landmark
ⓘ
represents the town’s railroad era ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| status |
no longer in active rail service
ⓘ
preserved ⓘ |
| town |
Herndon, Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Herndon
|
| use |
freight rail station
ⓘ
passenger rail station ⓘ |
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Subject: Herndon Depot Description of subject: Herndon Depot is a historic former railroad station in Herndon, Virginia, now preserved as a landmark and local history site.
Referenced by (1)
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