Radley house
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The Radley house is the eerie, isolated home in Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," known as the mysterious dwelling of the reclusive Boo Radley.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Radley house canonical | 5 |
| Radley | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10808195 — 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: Radley house Context triple: [Boo Radley, residence, Radley house]
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A.
Fenton Mansion
Fenton Mansion is a historic 19th-century residence in Jamestown, New York, best known today as the home of the Fenton History Center museum.
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B.
Becky Thatcher House
The Becky Thatcher House is a historic residence and museum in Hannibal, Missouri, associated with Mark Twain’s childhood friend who inspired the character Becky Thatcher in his classic novels.
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C.
Ropes Mansion
Ropes Mansion is a historic 18th-century Georgian house and museum in Salem, Massachusetts, known for its preserved architecture and period furnishings.
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D.
Barker Mansion
Barker Mansion is a historic 19th-century mansion in Michigan City, Indiana, built by industrialist John H. Barker and now preserved as a museum and cultural landmark.
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E.
Blake House
Blake House is a historic residence and notable landmark located in the City of Fairfax, Virginia.
- 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: Radley house Target entity description: The Radley house is the eerie, isolated home in Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," known as the mysterious dwelling of the reclusive Boo Radley.
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A.
Fenton Mansion
Fenton Mansion is a historic 19th-century residence in Jamestown, New York, best known today as the home of the Fenton History Center museum.
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B.
Becky Thatcher House
The Becky Thatcher House is a historic residence and museum in Hannibal, Missouri, associated with Mark Twain’s childhood friend who inspired the character Becky Thatcher in his classic novels.
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C.
Ropes Mansion
Ropes Mansion is a historic 18th-century Georgian house and museum in Salem, Massachusetts, known for its preserved architecture and period furnishings.
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D.
Barker Mansion
Barker Mansion is a historic 19th-century mansion in Michigan City, Indiana, built by industrialist John H. Barker and now preserved as a museum and cultural landmark.
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E.
Blake House
Blake House is a historic residence and notable landmark located in the City of Fairfax, Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional house
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location in literature ⓘ |
| appearsIn | To Kill a Mockingbird ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Boo leaving gifts in the tree knothole
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Boo rescuing Jem and Scout from Bob Ewell ⓘ Jem losing his pants on the fence ⓘ children’s attempts to see Boo Radley ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Arthur "Boo" Radley
ⓘ
linked to:
Boo Radley
Atticus Finch ⓘ Dill Harris ⓘ Jem Finch ⓘ Scout Finch ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
empathy
ⓘ
fear versus understanding ⓘ moral growth of children ⓘ |
| creator | Harper Lee ⓘ |
| describedAs |
eerie
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isolated ⓘ mysterious ⓘ |
| firstAppearsInChapter | Chapter 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird ⓘ |
| genreContext | Southern Gothic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
oak tree in the yard
ⓘ
shuttered windows ⓘ unkempt yard ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | real Southern small-town houses (general literary inspiration) ⓘ |
| knownAsHomeOf | Boo Radley ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalTown |
Maycomb
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linked to:
Maycomb County, Alabama
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| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
place of Boo Radley’s seclusion
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site of childhood dares ⓘ symbol of fear and superstition ⓘ |
| nearbyLocation |
Finch house
ⓘ
Maycomb schoolyard ⓘ |
| ownedByInFiction | Radley family ⓘ |
| publicationContext |
To Kill a Mockingbird (1960 novel)
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linked to:
To Kill a Mockingbird
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| readerPerception | often remembered as a haunted house figure ⓘ |
| setIn |
American South
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linked to:
Southern United States
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| symbolizes |
childhood fear of the unknown
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isolation ⓘ prejudice and misunderstanding ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | 1930s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Radley house Description of subject: The Radley house is the eerie, isolated home in Harper Lee’s novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," known as the mysterious dwelling of the reclusive Boo Radley.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.