White House plantation
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White House plantation was a prominent Virginia estate along the Pamunkey River, historically associated with the Custis and Washington families and later significant during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| White House plantation canonical | 5 |
| White House plantation (New Kent County, Virginia) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9129835 — 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: White House plantation Context triple: [Custis family, hasEstate, White House plantation]
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A.
Monticello (plantation)
Monticello (plantation) is the historic Virginia estate and primary residence of Thomas Jefferson, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and role in early American history.
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B.
Mount Vernon plantation
Mount Vernon plantation is the historic Virginia estate best known as the home of George Washington, the first president of the United States.
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C.
Tuckahoe plantation
Tuckahoe plantation is a historic 18th-century Virginia estate best known as the childhood home of Thomas Jefferson and one of the most intact examples of colonial plantation architecture in the United States.
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D.
Stafford Plantation
Stafford Plantation is a historic estate on Georgia’s Cumberland Island known for its antebellum-era ruins, former cotton plantation grounds, and ties to the Carnegie family.
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E.
Arlington House plantation
Arlington House plantation was a historic Virginia estate overlooking the Potomac River that later became the core of what is now Arlington National Cemetery.
- 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: White House plantation Target entity description: White House plantation was a prominent Virginia estate along the Pamunkey River, historically associated with the Custis and Washington families and later significant during the American Civil War.
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A.
Monticello (plantation)
Monticello (plantation) is the historic Virginia estate and primary residence of Thomas Jefferson, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and role in early American history.
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B.
Mount Vernon plantation
Mount Vernon plantation is the historic Virginia estate best known as the home of George Washington, the first president of the United States.
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C.
Tuckahoe plantation
Tuckahoe plantation is a historic 18th-century Virginia estate best known as the childhood home of Thomas Jefferson and one of the most intact examples of colonial plantation architecture in the United States.
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D.
Stafford Plantation
Stafford Plantation is a historic estate on Georgia’s Cumberland Island known for its antebellum-era ruins, former cotton plantation grounds, and ties to the Carnegie family.
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E.
Arlington House plantation
Arlington House plantation was a historic Virginia estate overlooking the Potomac River that later became the core of what is now Arlington National Cemetery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic estate
ⓘ
plantation ⓘ |
| architecturalType | 18th-century Virginia plantation house ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily |
Custis family
ⓘ
Lee family ⓘ Washington family ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| campaign | Peninsula Campaign ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Custis estate network
ⓘ
linked to:
Custis estates in Virginia
Mount Vernon ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentStatus | original house no longer standing ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Confederate forces ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
| economicBasis | plantation agriculture ⓘ |
| heritageType | site of historical interest ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Colonial Virginia ⓘ
linked to:
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
|
| linkedEvent | Union advance toward Richmond in 1862 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Kent County, Virginia
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Pamunkey River ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 1759-01-06 ⓘ |
| militaryRole | supply base for the Peninsula Campaign ⓘ |
| namedFor | original plantation house called the White House ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
White House Landing, Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Harrison’s Landing, Virginia
|
| notableFor |
connection to first President of the United States
ⓘ
role as Union base on the Pamunkey River ⓘ |
| notableResident |
George Washington
ⓘ
Martha Dandridge Custis ⓘ
linked to:
Martha Washington
|
| ownedBy |
Daniel Parke Custis
ⓘ
George Washington ⓘ John Custis IV ⓘ Martha Dandridge Custis ⓘ
linked to:
Martha Washington
|
| partOf | Southern plantations in the United States ⓘ |
| region | Tidewater Virginia ⓘ |
| riverSystem |
York River watershed
ⓘ
linked to:
York River
|
| siteOf | marriage of George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| successorStructure | later house built on or near the original site ⓘ |
| transportMode | riverine transport ⓘ |
| transportRole | river supply and transport hub for Union forces ⓘ |
| usedAs | Union Army headquarters ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Army of the Potomac
ⓘ
General George B. McClellan ⓘ
linked to:
George McClellan
Union Army ⓘ |
| war | American Civil War ⓘ |
| yearDestroyed | 1862 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: White House plantation Description of subject: White House plantation was a prominent Virginia estate along the Pamunkey River, historically associated with the Custis and Washington families and later significant during the American Civil War.
Referenced by (6)
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