Surratt House Museum
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Surratt House Museum is a historic 19th-century Maryland home best known for its connection to Mary Surratt and the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surratt House Museum canonical | 5 |
| Surratt boarding house | 3 |
| Surratt House | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T253858 — 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: Surratt House Museum Context triple: [Prince George’s County, Maryland, hasHistoricalSite, Surratt House Museum]
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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.
D.A. Dorsey House
The D.A. Dorsey House is a historic Miami residence that was home to Dana A. Dorsey, one of the city’s first Black millionaires and a prominent businessman and community leader.
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C.
Ford's Theatre
Ford's Theatre is a historic playhouse in Washington, D.C., best known as the site where President Abraham Lincoln was fatally shot in 1865.
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D.
Betsy Ross House
The Betsy Ross House is a historic museum in Philadelphia traditionally regarded as the home of Betsy Ross, who is credited with sewing one of the first American flags.
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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: Surratt House Museum Target entity description: Surratt House Museum is a historic 19th-century Maryland home best known for its connection to Mary Surratt and the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
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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.
D.A. Dorsey House
The D.A. Dorsey House is a historic Miami residence that was home to Dana A. Dorsey, one of the city’s first Black millionaires and a prominent businessman and community leader.
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C.
Ford's Theatre
Ford's Theatre is a historic playhouse in Washington, D.C., best known as the site where President Abraham Lincoln was fatally shot in 1865.
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D.
Betsy Ross House
The Betsy Ross House is a historic museum in Philadelphia traditionally regarded as the home of Betsy Ross, who is credited with sewing one of the first American flags.
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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 |
historic house museum
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century vernacular architecture ⓘ |
| buildingType | farmhouse ⓘ |
| category |
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
Historic house museums in Maryland ⓘ Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland ⓘ Museums in Prince George's County, Maryland ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county |
Prince George's County
ⓘ
linked to:
Prince George’s County, Maryland
|
| era | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| formerUse |
post office
ⓘ
tavern ⓘ way station on the road between Washington, D.C. and southern Maryland ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
19th-century domestic objects
ⓘ
artifacts related to Mary Surratt ⓘ artifacts related to the Lincoln assassination ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
exhibits on 19th-century life in Maryland
ⓘ
exhibits on Mary Surratt ⓘ exhibits on the Lincoln assassination ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalConnectionTo |
Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
John Surratt ⓘ
linked to:
John Harrison Surratt Sr.
Lincoln assassination conspiracy ⓘ
linked to:
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Mary Surratt ⓘ assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
linked to:
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
|
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clinton, Maryland
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ Prince George's County, Maryland ⓘ
linked to:
Prince George’s County, Maryland
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| namedAfter | Mary Surratt ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission ⓘ |
| operator | Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission ⓘ |
| originallyOwnedBy |
John Surratt Sr.
ⓘ
linked to:
John Harrison Surratt Sr.
Mary Surratt ⓘ |
| partOf | National Register of Historic Places listings in Prince George's County, Maryland ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Civil War-era activities related to Lincoln assassination plot ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 9118 Brandywine Road ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType | heritage attraction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education
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heritage tourism ⓘ historic interpretation ⓘ public museum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Surratt House Museum Description of subject: Surratt House Museum is a historic 19th-century Maryland home best known for its connection to Mary Surratt and the conspiracy to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln.
Referenced by (9)
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