Balcony House
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Balcony House is a well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling built into a steep canyon wall, notable for its complex multi-room structure and difficult access via ladders and tunnels.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Balcony House canonical | 3 |
| Balcony House area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3057071 — 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: Balcony House Context triple: [Mesa Verde National Park, contains, Balcony House]
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A.
Sculptured House
Sculptured House is an iconic, futuristic, curvilinear home in Colorado, often called the "Sleeper House" after its appearance in the Woody Allen film "Sleeper."
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B.
Clock House
Clock House is a suburban railway station in the London Borough of Bromley that provides local commuter services into central London.
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C.
Robie House
Robie House is a landmark Prairie School residence in Chicago, celebrated as one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most important and influential architectural masterpieces.
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D.
Bracken House
Bracken House is a notable London building best known as the historic and modern home of the Financial Times newspaper.
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E.
Pat House
Pat House is a technology executive best known as a co-founder of Siebel Systems, a pioneering customer relationship management (CRM) software company.
- 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: Balcony House Target entity description: Balcony House is a well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling built into a steep canyon wall, notable for its complex multi-room structure and difficult access via ladders and tunnels.
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A.
Sculptured House
Sculptured House is an iconic, futuristic, curvilinear home in Colorado, often called the "Sleeper House" after its appearance in the Woody Allen film "Sleeper."
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B.
Clock House
Clock House is a suburban railway station in the London Borough of Bromley that provides local commuter services into central London.
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C.
Robie House
Robie House is a landmark Prairie School residence in Chicago, celebrated as one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most important and influential architectural masterpieces.
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D.
Bracken House
Bracken House is a notable London building best known as the historic and modern home of the Financial Times newspaper.
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E.
Pat House
Pat House is a technology executive best known as a co-founder of Siebel Systems, a pioneering customer relationship management (CRM) software company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling
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archaeological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| abandoned | late 13th century ⓘ |
| accessMethod |
hand-and-toe holds in rock
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tunnel crawl ⓘ wooden ladders ⓘ |
| builtInto | steep canyon wall ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| culture | Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Charles Mason
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Richard Wetherill ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1880s ⓘ |
| elevation | cliff alcove above canyon floor ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionStart |
13th century
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circa 1200s ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial center
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residential settlement ⓘ storage area ⓘ |
| hasPart |
kivas
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ladders ⓘ multi-room residential blocks ⓘ narrow passageways ⓘ plazas ⓘ storage rooms ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
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Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ Montezuma County, Colorado ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| locatedOn | cliff face ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
mortar
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sandstone ⓘ wooden beams ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex multi-room structure
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defensive features ⓘ difficult access ⓘ well-preserved masonry ⓘ |
| numberOfRooms | about 40 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde
ⓘ
linked to:
Cliff Palace
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| tourType | ranger-guided tour ⓘ |
| visitorRequirement |
climb tall ladders
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crawl through narrow tunnel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Balcony House Description of subject: Balcony House is a well-preserved Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwelling built into a steep canyon wall, notable for its complex multi-room structure and difficult access via ladders and tunnels.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Balcony House