Declaration House
E19772
Declaration House is the historic Philadelphia residence where Thomas Jefferson drafted the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Declaration House canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T89818 — 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: Declaration House Context triple: [Independence National Historical Park, hasSite, Declaration House]
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A.
Regent House
Regent House is the principal governing body of the University of Cambridge, comprising its senior academic and administrative staff who make key decisions on university policy and governance.
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B.
Hancock-Clarke House
The Hancock-Clarke House is a historic colonial-era home and museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, best known as the site where Paul Revere and William Dawes warned John Hancock and Samuel Adams of approaching British troops on the night of April 18, 1775.
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C.
Longwood House
Longwood House is the remote residence on the island of Saint Helena where Napoleon Bonaparte spent his final years in exile and ultimately died.
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D.
Fife House
Fife House is the main administrative headquarters building of Fife Council in Fife, Scotland.
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E.
Vaile Mansion
Vaile Mansion is a historic 19th-century Victorian estate in Independence, Missouri, renowned for its ornate architecture and role as a prominent local landmark.
- 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: Declaration House Target entity description: Declaration House is the historic Philadelphia residence where Thomas Jefferson drafted the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776.
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A.
Regent House
Regent House is the principal governing body of the University of Cambridge, comprising its senior academic and administrative staff who make key decisions on university policy and governance.
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B.
Hancock-Clarke House
The Hancock-Clarke House is a historic colonial-era home and museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, best known as the site where Paul Revere and William Dawes warned John Hancock and Samuel Adams of approaching British troops on the night of April 18, 1775.
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C.
Longwood House
Longwood House is the remote residence on the island of Saint Helena where Napoleon Bonaparte spent his final years in exile and ultimately died.
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D.
Fife House
Fife House is the main administrative headquarters building of Fife Council in Fife, Scotland.
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E.
Vaile Mansion
Vaile Mansion is a historic 19th-century Victorian estate in Independence, Missouri, renowned for its ornate architecture and role as a prominent local landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Graff House
ⓘ
Jacob Graff House ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Second Continental Congress
ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson ⓘ United States Declaration of Independence ⓘ
linked to:
American Declaration of Independence
|
| category |
American Revolutionary War historic sites
ⓘ
Historic house museums in Pennsylvania ⓘ Houses in Philadelphia ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| demolished | 1883 ⓘ |
| functionDuring1776 | Temporary residence of Thomas Jefferson ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
Exhibits on drafting of the Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
Interpretive displays about Thomas Jefferson in Philadelphia ⓘ Period-style furnishings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark (as part of Independence National Historical Park resources)
ⓘ
linked to:
National Historic Landmark
|
| locatedIn |
Center City, Philadelphia
ⓘ
linked to:
Center City Philadelphia
Pennsylvania ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedNear |
Independence Hall
ⓘ
Liberty Bell Center ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
United States Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
linked to:
American Declaration of Independence
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalConstructionYear | 1775 ⓘ |
| ownerAtTime | Jacob Graff Jr. ⓘ |
| partOf | Independence National Historical Park ⓘ |
| reasonForStay | Convenient location near Pennsylvania State House (Independence Hall) ⓘ |
| reconstructed | 1975 ⓘ |
| reconstructionFor |
United States Bicentennial
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Bicentennial 1976 opening
|
| region |
Mid-Atlantic United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Mid-Atlantic states
|
| significantEvent |
Drafting of the United States Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
linked to:
American Declaration of Independence
|
| significantYear | 1776 ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 700 Market Street ⓘ |
| tenant |
Thomas Jefferson
ⓘ
Thomas Jefferson’s enslaved servant Robert Hemings ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
Guided tours
ⓘ
Self-guided visits with exhibits ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Declaration House Description of subject: Declaration House is the historic Philadelphia residence where Thomas Jefferson drafted the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.