Petersen House
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Petersen House canonical | 9 |
| Petersen House boardinghouse | 1 |
| Petersen House in Washington, D.C. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T186026 — 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: Petersen House Context triple: [Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, LincolnDiedAt, Petersen House]
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A.
Shriver House Museum
Shriver House Museum is a historic house museum in Gettysburg that interprets civilian life and experiences during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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B.
Heurich House Museum
The Heurich House Museum is a historic Gilded Age mansion in Washington, D.C., renowned for its well-preserved interiors and association with German-American brewer Christian Heurich.
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C.
Metlar–Bodine House Museum
The Metlar–Bodine House Museum is a historic 18th-century home-turned-museum that preserves and interprets the local history and heritage of the Piscataway area.
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D.
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.
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E.
Carlyle House Historic Park
Carlyle House Historic Park is a preserved 18th-century Georgian mansion and museum in Old Town Alexandria that interprets colonial life and early American history.
- 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: Petersen House Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Shriver House Museum
Shriver House Museum is a historic house museum in Gettysburg that interprets civilian life and experiences during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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B.
Heurich House Museum
The Heurich House Museum is a historic Gilded Age mansion in Washington, D.C., renowned for its well-preserved interiors and association with German-American brewer Christian Heurich.
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C.
Metlar–Bodine House Museum
The Metlar–Bodine House Museum is a historic 18th-century home-turned-museum that preserves and interprets the local history and heritage of the Piscataway area.
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D.
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.
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E.
Carlyle House Historic Park
Carlyle House Historic Park is a preserved 18th-century Georgian mansion and museum in Old Town Alexandria that interprets colonial life and early American history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boarding house
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | row house ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
American Civil War ⓘ Ford’s Theatre ⓘ
linked to:
Ford's Theatre
|
| associatedWithEvent | assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| category |
Historic sites in Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
Houses in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Museums in Washington, D.C. ⓘ Presidential homes in the United States ⓘ |
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfEvent | 1865-04-15 ⓘ |
| distanceFromFord’sTheatre | across the street ⓘ |
| era | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| functionDuring1865 | boarding house ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
Lincoln death room recreation
ⓘ
artifacts related to Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Historic Site ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | national ⓘ |
| hasVisitorAccess | yes ⓘ |
| heritageTheme |
Civil War history
ⓘ
Presidential history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ford’s Theatre
ⓘ
linked to:
Ford's Theatre
|
| locatedOn | 10th Street NW ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William A. Petersen ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
location where Abraham Lincoln died ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalOwner | William A. Petersen ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
U.S. federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| partOf |
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Ford's Theatre
|
| preservationStatus | preserved historic structure ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | site of Abraham Lincoln’s final hours ⓘ |
| significantEvent | death of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| tourType | guided tours ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boarding house
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ museum exhibits ⓘ |
| yearOfLincolnAssassinationAssociation | 1865 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Petersen House Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Petersen House
subject linked to:
William A. Petersen
subject linked to:
William A. Petersen
linked to: Petersen House