Job Lane House
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The Job Lane House is a historic colonial-era home and museum in Bedford, Massachusetts, notable as one of the town’s oldest surviving structures and for its association with early settler Job Lane.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Job Lane House canonical | 4 |
| Job Lane | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2973052 — 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: Job Lane House Context triple: [Bedford, Massachusetts, hasHistoricSite, Job Lane House]
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A.
Rose Lane Gardens
Rose Lane Gardens is a tranquil garden area associated with Merton College in Oxford, known for its green spaces and historic collegiate setting.
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B.
L.C. Smith Estate
L.C. Smith Estate was the estate of typewriter magnate Lyman Cornelius Smith, whose holdings financed major early-20th-century developments such as Seattle’s Smith Tower.
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C.
Goldwater’s Department Store
Goldwater’s Department Store was a prominent family-owned retail business in Arizona that helped launch the career of future U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.
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D.
Pioneer Court
Pioneer Court is a prominent public plaza in downtown Chicago known for its sculptures, events, and views of the city’s historic architecture along the Magnificent Mile.
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E.
Laurelwood
Laurelwood was a former community or tract in the San Fernando Valley that was later incorporated into what is now known as Studio City in Los Angeles, California.
- 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: Job Lane House Target entity description: The Job Lane House is a historic colonial-era home and museum in Bedford, Massachusetts, notable as one of the town’s oldest surviving structures and for its association with early settler Job Lane.
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A.
Rose Lane Gardens
Rose Lane Gardens is a tranquil garden area associated with Merton College in Oxford, known for its green spaces and historic collegiate setting.
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B.
L.C. Smith Estate
L.C. Smith Estate was the estate of typewriter magnate Lyman Cornelius Smith, whose holdings financed major early-20th-century developments such as Seattle’s Smith Tower.
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C.
Goldwater’s Department Store
Goldwater’s Department Store was a prominent family-owned retail business in Arizona that helped launch the career of future U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Barry Goldwater.
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D.
Pioneer Court
Pioneer Court is a prominent public plaza in downtown Chicago known for its sculptures, events, and views of the city’s historic architecture along the Magnificent Mile.
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E.
Laurelwood
Laurelwood was a former community or tract in the San Fernando Valley that was later incorporated into what is now known as Studio City in Los Angeles, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
ⓘ
museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Colonial ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| category |
Historic house museums in Massachusetts
ⓘ
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts ⓘ Museums in Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalHeritage | early New England colonial architecture ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
colonial-era furnishings
ⓘ
local historical artifacts ⓘ |
| hasGarden | historic grounds and gardens ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central chimney
ⓘ
colonial-era rooms ⓘ |
| hasType | wood-frame house ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Bedford historic site
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inception | early 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bedford, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| maintainedBy |
Town of Bedford Historical Commission
ⓘ
linked to:
Town of Bedford
|
| namedAfter |
Job Lane
ⓘ
linked to:
Job Lane House
|
| oldestIn | one of the oldest surviving houses in Bedford, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| openingHoursSpecification | open seasonally for tours ⓘ |
| operator |
Job Lane House Museum organization
ⓘ
Town of Bedford ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | wooden shingles ⓘ |
| significantEvent | early colonial settlement of Bedford area ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Job Lane
ⓘ
linked to:
Job Lane House
|
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
educational programs
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ local heritage events ⓘ |
| theme | early colonial life in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| town | Bedford, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| use |
historic house museum
ⓘ
house museum ⓘ |
| website | https://joblanehouse.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Job Lane House Description of subject: The Job Lane House is a historic colonial-era home and museum in Bedford, Massachusetts, notable as one of the town’s oldest surviving structures and for its association with early settler Job Lane.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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