Kelso Depot
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Kelso Depot is a historic former railroad station and visitor center in California’s Mojave Desert, notable for its Spanish Mission Revival architecture and role in serving travelers and workers along the Union Pacific Railroad.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kelso Depot Visitor Center | 3 |
| Kelso Depot canonical | 2 |
| Kelso depot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T925466 — 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: Kelso Depot Context triple: [Mojave National Preserve, containsFeature, Kelso Depot]
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A.
Point of Rocks station
Point of Rocks station is a historic railroad station in Maryland that serves MARC’s Brunswick Line and is noted for its distinctive Victorian Gothic architecture at the junction of major rail lines.
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B.
Barstow Yard
Barstow Yard is a major railroad classification and freight yard in Barstow, California, serving as a key hub for train operations in the region.
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C.
Corry Station
Corry Station is a U.S. Navy installation in Escambia County, Florida, primarily known as a training center for information warfare, cryptology, and related technical fields.
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D.
Harvey House Railroad Depot
The Harvey House Railroad Depot is a historic train station and former Harvey House hotel in Barstow, California, now serving as a preserved landmark and cultural center.
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E.
Wellington Yard
Wellington Yard is a railway yard associated with Wellington station, used for storing, organizing, and managing trains and rolling stock.
- 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: Kelso Depot Target entity description: Kelso Depot is a historic former railroad station and visitor center in California’s Mojave Desert, notable for its Spanish Mission Revival architecture and role in serving travelers and workers along the Union Pacific Railroad.
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A.
Point of Rocks station
Point of Rocks station is a historic railroad station in Maryland that serves MARC’s Brunswick Line and is noted for its distinctive Victorian Gothic architecture at the junction of major rail lines.
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B.
Barstow Yard
Barstow Yard is a major railroad classification and freight yard in Barstow, California, serving as a key hub for train operations in the region.
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C.
Corry Station
Corry Station is a U.S. Navy installation in Escambia County, Florida, primarily known as a training center for information warfare, cryptology, and related technical fields.
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D.
Harvey House Railroad Depot
The Harvey House Railroad Depot is a historic train station and former Harvey House hotel in Barstow, California, now serving as a preserved landmark and cultural center.
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E.
Wellington Yard
Wellington Yard is a railway yard associated with Wellington station, used for storing, organizing, and managing trains and rolling stock.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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railway station ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Mission Revival architecture
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linked to:
Mission Revival style
Spanish Colonial Revival architecture ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Colonial Revival
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| category |
Buildings and structures in San Bernardino County, California
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Former Union Pacific Railroad stations ⓘ Mission Revival architecture in California ⓘ Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in California ⓘ |
| closingDate | 1985 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| currentUse | visitor center for Mojave National Preserve ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | 35.012°N 115.653°W ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
baggage room
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dormitory rooms ⓘ offices ⓘ restaurant known as the Beanery ⓘ waiting room ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Kelso Depot Visitor Center
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linked to:
Kelso Depot
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| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inception | 1924 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
Kelso, California ⓘ Mojave Desert ⓘ San Bernardino County, California ⓘ
linked to:
San Bernardino County
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kelso Dunes
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Mojave Road ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| material | stucco ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1924 ⓘ |
| operator | Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf | Mojave National Preserve ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Union Pacific Railroad main line through the Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| restorationDate | early 2000s ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | red clay tile ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
served as a service stop for steam locomotives crossing the Mojave Desert
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served miners and railroad workers in the Kelso area ⓘ |
| use |
hotel
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railroad station ⓘ restaurant ⓘ telegraph office ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kelso Depot Description of subject: Kelso Depot is a historic former railroad station and visitor center in California’s Mojave Desert, notable for its Spanish Mission Revival architecture and role in serving travelers and workers along the Union Pacific Railroad.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kelso Depot
linked to: Kelso Depot
linked to: Kelso Depot
Union Pacific Railroad main line through the Mojave Desert
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nearbyHistoricSite
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Kelso Depot Visitor Center
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linked to: Kelso Depot