Benjamin Caryl House
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The Benjamin Caryl House is a historic 18th-century residence in Dover, Massachusetts, notable as one of the town’s oldest surviving homes and a preserved example of early New England architecture.
All labels observed (1)
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| Benjamin Caryl House canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12812436 — 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: Benjamin Caryl House Context triple: [Dover, Massachusetts, hasHistoricSite, Benjamin Caryl House]
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Nathaniel Russell House
The Nathaniel Russell House is a renowned early 19th-century neoclassical townhouse in Charleston, South Carolina, celebrated for its elaborate interiors and iconic free-flying spiral staircase.
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B.
Samuel Fleming House
The Samuel Fleming House is a historic 18th-century stone dwelling and museum in Flemington, New Jersey, associated with early settler Samuel Fleming and the town’s colonial-era development.
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Lapham-Patterson House
The Lapham-Patterson House is a distinctive late-19th-century Victorian residence in Thomasville, Georgia, celebrated for its unusual architecture and status as a historic house museum.
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D.
Nickels-Sortwell House
The Nickels-Sortwell House is a historic Federal-style mansion and museum in Wiscasset, Maine, renowned as one of New England’s finest examples of early 19th-century domestic architecture.
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E.
Jonathan Corwin House
The Jonathan Corwin House, also known as the Witch House, is a historic 17th-century home in Salem, Massachusetts, famous as the only remaining structure with direct ties to the Salem witch trials.
- 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: Benjamin Caryl House Target entity description: The Benjamin Caryl House is a historic 18th-century residence in Dover, Massachusetts, notable as one of the town’s oldest surviving homes and a preserved example of early New England architecture.
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A.
Nathaniel Russell House
The Nathaniel Russell House is a renowned early 19th-century neoclassical townhouse in Charleston, South Carolina, celebrated for its elaborate interiors and iconic free-flying spiral staircase.
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B.
Samuel Fleming House
The Samuel Fleming House is a historic 18th-century stone dwelling and museum in Flemington, New Jersey, associated with early settler Samuel Fleming and the town’s colonial-era development.
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C.
Lapham-Patterson House
The Lapham-Patterson House is a distinctive late-19th-century Victorian residence in Thomasville, Georgia, celebrated for its unusual architecture and status as a historic house museum.
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D.
Nickels-Sortwell House
The Nickels-Sortwell House is a historic Federal-style mansion and museum in Wiscasset, Maine, renowned as one of New England’s finest examples of early 19th-century domestic architecture.
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E.
Jonathan Corwin House
The Jonathan Corwin House, also known as the Witch House, is a historic 17th-century home in Salem, Massachusetts, famous as the only remaining structure with direct ties to the Salem witch trials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
ⓘ
house in Dover, Massachusetts ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Colonial architecture
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Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| builtIn | 1777 ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Dover, Massachusetts
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Historic house museums in Massachusetts ⓘ Houses completed in 1777 ⓘ Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts ⓘ Museums in Norfolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1774 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse | historic house museum ⓘ |
| era | early New England architecture ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasChimney | central chimney ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
center entrance
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clapboard siding ⓘ ell extension ⓘ five-bay facade ⓘ |
| hasGarden | yes ⓘ |
| hasOutbuildings | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dover, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts ⓘ Norfolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| material | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Benjamin Caryl ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the oldest surviving houses in Dover, Massachusetts
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well-preserved example of early New England domestic architecture ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 2000-06-09 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 00000652 ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 2 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Dover Historical Society ⓘ |
| originalFunction | single-family residence ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Rev. Benjamin Caryl ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Dover Historical Society ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dover town center historic area
ⓘ
linked to:
Dover Green Historic District
|
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| roofType | gabled roof ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
18th century
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Colonial era ⓘ |
| tourType | guided tours available ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Benjamin Caryl House Description of subject: The Benjamin Caryl House is a historic 18th-century residence in Dover, Massachusetts, notable as one of the town’s oldest surviving homes and a preserved example of early New England architecture.
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