Wieboldt-Rostone House
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The Wieboldt-Rostone House is a historic 1933 Century of Progress model home in Beverly Shores, Indiana, notable for its experimental Rostone synthetic stone construction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wieboldt-Rostone House canonical | 3 |
| Wieboldt-Rostone Model Home | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wieboldt-Rostone House Context triple: [Beverly Shores, Indiana, hasHistoricBuilding, Wieboldt-Rostone House]
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A.
Ladd-Gilman House
The Ladd-Gilman House is a historic 18th-century residence in Exeter, New Hampshire, notable for serving as the state treasury during the American Revolution and now forming part of the American Independence Museum.
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B.
Bronson-Mulholland House
The Bronson-Mulholland House is a historic 19th-century residence and museum in Palatka, Florida, noted for its antebellum architecture and role in local and Civil War-era history.
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C.
Lynde House Museum
Lynde House Museum is a historic house museum in Whitby, Ontario, showcasing local heritage and early settler life in the region.
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D.
Ketchum House
Ketchum House is a historic residence located within the Church Street East Historic District, recognized for its architectural and cultural significance.
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E.
Walker House
Walker House is a residential block within the Ossulston Estate in the London Borough of Camden, known as part of an interwar social housing development.
- 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: Wieboldt-Rostone House Target entity description: The Wieboldt-Rostone House is a historic 1933 Century of Progress model home in Beverly Shores, Indiana, notable for its experimental Rostone synthetic stone construction.
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A.
Ladd-Gilman House
The Ladd-Gilman House is a historic 18th-century residence in Exeter, New Hampshire, notable for serving as the state treasury during the American Revolution and now forming part of the American Independence Museum.
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B.
Bronson-Mulholland House
The Bronson-Mulholland House is a historic 19th-century residence and museum in Palatka, Florida, noted for its antebellum architecture and role in local and Civil War-era history.
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C.
Lynde House Museum
Lynde House Museum is a historic house museum in Whitby, Ontario, showcasing local heritage and early settler life in the region.
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D.
Ketchum House
Ketchum House is a historic residence located within the Church Street East Historic District, recognized for its architectural and cultural significance.
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E.
Walker House
Walker House is a residential block within the Ossulston Estate in the London Borough of Camden, known as part of an interwar social housing development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Century of Progress house
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historic house ⓘ model home ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Century of Progress model homes
ⓘ
linked to:
Century of Progress Architectural District
experimental building materials ⓘ |
| builtFor |
A Century of Progress International Exposition
ⓘ
linked to:
Century of Progress International Exposition
|
| category |
Houses in Porter County, Indiana
ⓘ
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana ⓘ World’s fair architecture in the United States ⓘ |
| city | Beverly Shores, Indiana ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Porter County, Indiana ⓘ |
| era | 1930s ⓘ |
| exhibition | 1933–1934 Chicago World’s Fair ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Rostone wall panels
ⓘ
flat roof ⓘ streamlined modern design ⓘ |
| hasFunction | residential building ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Rostone House
ⓘ
Wieboldt-Rostone Model Home ⓘ
linked to:
Wieboldt-Rostone House
|
| historicDesignation | contributing property in a historic district ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beverly Shores, Indiana
ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ Porter County, Indiana ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| materialInnovation | use of cast stone aggregate with synthetic binder ⓘ |
| movedTo | Beverly Shores, Indiana ⓘ |
| near |
Indiana Dunes
ⓘ
linked to:
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| notableFor | experimental Rostone synthetic stone construction ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Chicago, Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago
|
| ownedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf |
Beverly Shores Century of Progress Architectural District
ⓘ
linked to:
Century of Progress Architectural District
Indiana Dunes National Park ⓘ
linked to:
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
|
| preservationStatus | preserved and restored ⓘ |
| relocatedIn | 1935 ⓘ |
| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| significance | demonstration of synthetic stone technology in residential construction ⓘ |
| state | Indiana ⓘ |
| theme | technological innovation in housing ⓘ |
| tourism | local tourist attraction ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
Rostone
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synthetic stone ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1933 ⓘ |
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Subject: Wieboldt-Rostone House Description of subject: The Wieboldt-Rostone House is a historic 1933 Century of Progress model home in Beverly Shores, Indiana, notable for its experimental Rostone synthetic stone construction.
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