Garrett tobacco barn
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The Garrett tobacco barn is a historic agricultural structure near Port Royal, Virginia, notable as part of the farm where John Wilkes Booth was tracked down and killed after assassinating President Abraham Lincoln.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Garrett tobacco barn canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1869715 — 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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Garrett tobacco barn Context triple: [Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States, hasStructure, Garrett tobacco barn]
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A.
American Tobacco Historic District
The American Tobacco Historic District is a revitalized former tobacco factory complex in downtown Durham, North Carolina, now serving as a mixed-use hub for offices, entertainment, dining, and cultural events.
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B.
Hoxie House
Hoxie House is one of the oldest surviving houses on Cape Cod, serving as a historic museum that showcases early colonial life in Massachusetts.
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C.
Overholt Homestead
Overholt Homestead is a historic 19th-century family residence in Pennsylvania associated with the Overholt family and now preserved as the centerpiece of the West Overton Museums complex.
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D.
E. B. Shelfer House
The E. B. Shelfer House is a historic residence in Quincy, Florida, recognized for its architectural and local heritage significance.
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E.
West Branch Schoolhouse
West Branch Schoolhouse is a preserved historic one-room school building located within the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa.
- 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: Garrett tobacco barn Target entity description: The Garrett tobacco barn is a historic agricultural structure near Port Royal, Virginia, notable as part of the farm where John Wilkes Booth was tracked down and killed after assassinating President Abraham Lincoln.
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A.
American Tobacco Historic District
The American Tobacco Historic District is a revitalized former tobacco factory complex in downtown Durham, North Carolina, now serving as a mixed-use hub for offices, entertainment, dining, and cultural events.
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B.
Hoxie House
Hoxie House is one of the oldest surviving houses on Cape Cod, serving as a historic museum that showcases early colonial life in Massachusetts.
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C.
Overholt Homestead
Overholt Homestead is a historic 19th-century family residence in Pennsylvania associated with the Overholt family and now preserved as the centerpiece of the West Overton Museums complex.
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D.
E. B. Shelfer House
The E. B. Shelfer House is a historic residence in Quincy, Florida, recognized for its architectural and local heritage significance.
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E.
West Branch Schoolhouse
West Branch Schoolhouse is a preserved historic one-room school building located within the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic agricultural building
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ tobacco barn ⓘ |
| architecturalType | timber-frame barn ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abraham Lincoln assassination
ⓘ
Garrett family ⓘ John Wilkes Booth ⓘ Union Army ⓘ |
| coordinateRoleInEvent | location where Booth was cornered and the barn was set on fire by Union troops ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalContext | U.S. Reconstruction-era historical memory ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | April 26, 1865 ⓘ |
| eventOccurredHere | final confrontation between John Wilkes Booth and Union soldiers ⓘ |
| function |
agricultural storage
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tobacco curing and drying ⓘ |
| hasApproximateConstructionPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | recognized as a historic Civil War–era site (local and popular history) ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
American Civil War era
ⓘ
linked to:
American Civil War
|
| hasMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | site of John Wilkes Booth’s death according to historical tradition ⓘ |
| locatedIn | near Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Garrett family farm near Port Royal, Virginia ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | historical accounts of Lincoln assassination manhunt ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth
ⓘ
being the site where John Wilkes Booth was tracked down after assassinating Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| partOf |
Garrett farm
ⓘ
escape route of John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln’s assassination ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | American Civil War aftermath ⓘ |
| tourism | visited by Civil War and Lincoln history enthusiasts ⓘ |
| usedFor | curing tobacco ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Garrett tobacco barn Description of subject: The Garrett tobacco barn is a historic agricultural structure near Port Royal, Virginia, notable as part of the farm where John Wilkes Booth was tracked down and killed after assassinating President Abraham Lincoln.
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