James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Gilded Age mansion historic house museum historic landmark mansion

The James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota is a grand Gilded Age mansion-turned-museum that served as the opulent residence of railroad magnate James J. Hill and stands today as a prominent historic landmark.

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Label	Occurrences
James J. Hill House	2
James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1177752 — 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.

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Target entity: James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Context triple: [James J. Hill, legacy, James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota]

A. Petersen House
Petersen House is the Washington, D.C. boarding house where President Abraham Lincoln was taken after being shot at Ford’s Theatre and where he ultimately died, making it a significant historic site of the American Civil War era.
B. Glessner House, Chicago
Glessner House in Chicago is a landmark 19th-century residence celebrated for its fortress-like design and influential role in American residential architecture.
C. Dallas City Hall
Dallas City Hall is the modernist seat of government for the city of Dallas, Texas, designed by architect I. M. Pei and located in the downtown area.
D. Cathedral of Saint Paul
The Cathedral of Saint Paul is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and architectural landmark in Saint Paul, Minnesota, known for its grand Beaux-Arts design and commanding hilltop presence overlooking the city.
E. Marquette Building
The Marquette Building is a landmark early Chicago School skyscraper in downtown Chicago, celebrated for its steel-frame construction and richly ornamented terra-cotta and mosaic detailing.
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: James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Target entity description: The James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota is a grand Gilded Age mansion-turned-museum that served as the opulent residence of railroad magnate James J. Hill and stands today as a prominent historic landmark.

A. Petersen House
Petersen House is the Washington, D.C. boarding house where President Abraham Lincoln was taken after being shot at Ford’s Theatre and where he ultimately died, making it a significant historic site of the American Civil War era.
B. Glessner House, Chicago
Glessner House in Chicago is a landmark 19th-century residence celebrated for its fortress-like design and influential role in American residential architecture.
C. Dallas City Hall
Dallas City Hall is the modernist seat of government for the city of Dallas, Texas, designed by architect I. M. Pei and located in the downtown area.
D. Cathedral of Saint Paul
The Cathedral of Saint Paul is a prominent Roman Catholic cathedral and architectural landmark in Saint Paul, Minnesota, known for its grand Beaux-Arts design and commanding hilltop presence overlooking the city.
E. Marquette Building
The Marquette Building is a landmark early Chicago School skyscraper in downtown Chicago, celebrated for its steel-frame construction and richly ornamented terra-cotta and mosaic detailing.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gilded Age mansion ⓘ historic house museum ⓘ historic landmark ⓘ mansion ⓘ
architect	Irving K. Pond ⓘ Peabody & Stearns ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Richardsonian Romanesque ⓘ
associatedWith	Great Northern Railway ⓘ James J. Hill ⓘ
builtFor	James J. Hill ⓘ
city	Saint Paul ⓘ linked to: City of Saint Paul
constructionStartYear	1888 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentUse	museum ⓘ
dateAddedToNRHP	1969-10-15 ⓘ
dateDesignatedNHL	1961-12-30 ⓘ
floorCount	5 ⓘ
formerOwner	Hill family ⓘ James J. Hill ⓘ
hasFeature	art gallery ⓘ carriage house ⓘ formal library ⓘ grand staircase ⓘ pipe organ ⓘ servants’ quarters ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ wood-paneled interiors ⓘ
heritageDesignation	U.S. National Historic Landmark ⓘ linked to: National Historic Landmark U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ linked to: National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn	Saint Paul, Minnesota ⓘ linked to: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
material	red sandstone ⓘ
neighborhood	Summit Hill ⓘ
NRHPReferenceNumber	70000303 ⓘ
NRHPType	National Historic Landmark ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operator	Minnesota Historical Society ⓘ linked to: Minnesota History Center
overlooks	Mississippi River ⓘ
partOf	Summit Avenue historic district ⓘ
significance	associated with railroad development in the United States ⓘ example of Gilded Age wealth in the Upper Midwest ⓘ
state	Minnesota ⓘ
streetAddress	240 Summit Avenue ⓘ
touristAttraction	yes ⓘ
usedFor	cultural events ⓘ educational programs ⓘ guided tours ⓘ
yearCompleted	1891 ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James J. Hill → legacy → James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota ⓘ

Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States → hasLandmark → James J. Hill House ⓘ

linked to: James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Mary Theresa Mehegan Hill → associatedWith → James J. Hill House ⓘ