Proprietary House
E177559
Proprietary House is a historic 18th-century mansion in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, best known as the former residence of the last royal governor of colonial New Jersey.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proprietary House canonical | 1 |
| Proprietary House Association | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1562724 — 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: Proprietary House Context triple: [Perth Amboy, hasLandmark, Proprietary House]
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A.
Blake House
Blake House is a historic residence and notable landmark located in the City of Fairfax, Virginia.
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B.
Cannonball House
Cannonball House is a historic 19th-century home and museum in Macon, Georgia, noted for damage it sustained during the American Civil War.
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C.
House of Baux
The House of Baux was a prominent medieval noble family from Provence that produced influential lords and princes, including rulers of the Principality of Orange.
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D.
Pat House
Pat House is a technology executive best known as a co-founder of Siebel Systems, a pioneering customer relationship management (CRM) software company.
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E.
Henry House
Henry House is a historic home and key landmark on the Manassas National Battlefield in Virginia, associated with major Civil War fighting.
- 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: Proprietary House Target entity description: Proprietary House is a historic 18th-century mansion in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, best known as the former residence of the last royal governor of colonial New Jersey.
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A.
Blake House
Blake House is a historic residence and notable landmark located in the City of Fairfax, Virginia.
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B.
Cannonball House
Cannonball House is a historic 19th-century home and museum in Macon, Georgia, noted for damage it sustained during the American Civil War.
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C.
House of Baux
The House of Baux was a prominent medieval noble family from Provence that produced influential lords and princes, including rulers of the Principality of Orange.
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D.
Pat House
Pat House is a technology executive best known as a co-founder of Siebel Systems, a pioneering customer relationship management (CRM) software company.
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E.
Henry House
Henry House is a historic home and key landmark on the Manassas National Battlefield in Virginia, associated with major Civil War fighting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
ⓘ
mansion ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Governor's mansions in the United States
ⓘ
Historic house museums in New Jersey ⓘ Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey ⓘ Museums in Middlesex County, New Jersey ⓘ |
| cityHistoricDesignation | Perth Amboy historic site ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1762 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Middlesex County, New Jersey ⓘ |
| currentUse |
event venue
ⓘ
historic house museum ⓘ |
| floorCount | 3 above ground ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Proprietary House Association
ⓘ
linked to:
Proprietary House
|
| hasBallroom | yes ⓘ |
| hasBasement | yes ⓘ |
| hasChimneys | yes ⓘ |
| hasDiningRoom | yes ⓘ |
| hasGarden | yes ⓘ |
| hasRestoration | yes ⓘ |
| hasStaircase | central staircase ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.theproprietaryhouse.org/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
New Jersey Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| location |
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
Perth Amboy
|
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Proprietors of East Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
East Jersey
|
| near | Raritan Bay ⓘ |
| notableResident | William Franklin ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 66000472 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | building ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 3 ⓘ |
| occupant | William Franklin ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalFunction | official residence of the royal governor of New Jersey ⓘ |
| partOf | Perth Amboy historic district ⓘ |
| publicAccess | guided tours ⓘ |
| region |
Raritan Bay area
ⓘ
linked to:
Raritan Bay
|
| roofMaterial | slate ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
American Revolutionary War era occupation
ⓘ
residence of last royal governor of colonial New Jersey ⓘ |
| state |
New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
New Jersey, United States
|
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1764 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Proprietary House Description of subject: Proprietary House is a historic 18th-century mansion in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, best known as the former residence of the last royal governor of colonial New Jersey.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Proprietary House