Old Stone House

E186677

farmhouse historic house museum historic site museum

Old Stone House is a historic Dutch colonial-era farmhouse and museum in Brooklyn, New York, best known for its role in the 1776 Battle of Long Island during the American Revolutionary War.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Old Stone House canonical	2
Old Stone House of Brooklyn, Inc.	1
The Old Stone House	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1652588 — 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: Old Stone House
Context triple: [Park Slope, hasLandmark, Old Stone House]

A. Old Stone House
Old Stone House is a historic 18th-century residence in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., recognized as one of the oldest unchanged buildings in the city.
B. Isaac Royall House
The Isaac Royall House is a historic colonial-era mansion and museum in Medford, Massachusetts, notable for its association with the Royall family, its well-preserved Georgian architecture, and its ties to the history of slavery in New England.
C. Mesier Homestead
Mesier Homestead is a historic house and museum in Wappingers Falls, New York, notable for its 18th-century architecture and role in local colonial and Revolutionary War-era history.
D. Buckman Tavern
Buckman Tavern is a historic 18th-century inn in Lexington, Massachusetts, best known as a gathering place for colonial militiamen at the outset of the American Revolutionary War.
E. Betsy Ross House
The Betsy Ross House is a historic museum in Philadelphia traditionally regarded as the home of Betsy Ross, who is credited with sewing one of the first American flags.
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: Old Stone House
Target entity description: Old Stone House is a historic Dutch colonial-era farmhouse and museum in Brooklyn, New York, best known for its role in the 1776 Battle of Long Island during the American Revolutionary War.

A. Old Stone House
Old Stone House is a historic 18th-century residence in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., recognized as one of the oldest unchanged buildings in the city.
B. Isaac Royall House
The Isaac Royall House is a historic colonial-era mansion and museum in Medford, Massachusetts, notable for its association with the Royall family, its well-preserved Georgian architecture, and its ties to the history of slavery in New England.
C. Mesier Homestead
Mesier Homestead is a historic house and museum in Wappingers Falls, New York, notable for its 18th-century architecture and role in local colonial and Revolutionary War-era history.
D. Buckman Tavern
Buckman Tavern is a historic 18th-century inn in Lexington, Massachusetts, best known as a gathering place for colonial militiamen at the outset of the American Revolutionary War.
E. Betsy Ross House
The Betsy Ross House is a historic museum in Philadelphia traditionally regarded as the home of Betsy Ross, who is credited with sewing one of the first American flags.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	farmhouse ⓘ historic house museum ⓘ historic site ⓘ museum ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Dutch Colonial ⓘ linked to: Dutch Colonial architecture
associatedWith	George Washington ⓘ Maryland 400 ⓘ linked to: Maryland militia
battleRole	site of heavy fighting in 1776 ⓘ stronghold for American forces during the Battle of Long Island ⓘ
borough	Brooklyn ⓘ
category	American Revolutionary War museums in the United States ⓘ Historic house museums in New York City ⓘ Houses in Brooklyn ⓘ Museums in Brooklyn ⓘ
city	Brooklyn ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasExhibitTheme	American Revolutionary War ⓘ Battle of Long Island ⓘ local Brooklyn history ⓘ
hasFunction	community events ⓘ cultural programming ⓘ education ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://theoldstonehouse.org/ ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Register of Historic Places contributing property ⓘ linked to: U.S. National Register of Historic Places contributing property New York City Landmark ⓘ
locatedIn	Brooklyn ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ linked to: New York United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
locatedInNeighborhood	Park Slope ⓘ
locatedInPark	Washington Park ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
notableFor	Dutch colonial-era architecture ⓘ role in the 1776 Battle of Long Island ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
operatedBy	Old Stone House of Brooklyn, Inc. ⓘ linked to: Old Stone House
originalConstructionCentury	17th century ⓘ
originalUse	Dutch colonial farmhouse ⓘ
reconstruction	20th century reconstruction on or near original site ⓘ
region	Northeastern United States ⓘ
significantEvent	American Revolutionary War ⓘ Battle of Long Island ⓘ
significantYear	1776 ⓘ
state	New York ⓘ
usedAs	defensive position ⓘ farmhouse ⓘ museum ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Park Slope → hasLandmark → Old Stone House ⓘ

Old Stone House → operatedBy → Old Stone House of Brooklyn, Inc. ⓘ

linked to: Old Stone House

Arm in Arm → hasTrack → Old Stone House ⓘ

Peacock Pie → hasPoem → The Old Stone House ⓘ