Old Lincoln County Courthouse

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building historic courthouse tourist attraction

The Old Lincoln County Courthouse is a historic 19th-century courthouse building in Lincoln, New Mexico, best known for its association with the Lincoln County War and figures like Billy the Kid.

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Label	Occurrences
Old Lincoln County Courthouse canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3922731 — 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: Old Lincoln County Courthouse
Context triple: [Lincoln Historic District, hasPart, Old Lincoln County Courthouse]

A. Lincoln County Courthouse
The Lincoln County Courthouse is a historic county government building and landmark located in Canton, South Dakota.
B. Harrison County Courthouse
The Harrison County Courthouse is a historic government building and judicial center located in downtown Clarksburg, West Virginia.
C. Old Rowan County Courthouse
The Old Rowan County Courthouse is a historic former county courthouse and landmark building located in Salisbury, North Carolina.
D. Burke County Courthouse
The Burke County Courthouse is a historic government building in Waynesboro, Georgia, noted for its architectural significance and role as the center of county judicial and administrative functions.
E. Mitchell County Courthouse
Mitchell County Courthouse is the historic government building that houses the main judicial and administrative offices of Mitchell County in 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: Old Lincoln County Courthouse
Target entity description: The Old Lincoln County Courthouse is a historic 19th-century courthouse building in Lincoln, New Mexico, best known for its association with the Lincoln County War and figures like Billy the Kid.

A. Lincoln County Courthouse
The Lincoln County Courthouse is a historic county government building and landmark located in Canton, South Dakota.
B. Harrison County Courthouse
The Harrison County Courthouse is a historic government building and judicial center located in downtown Clarksburg, West Virginia.
C. Old Rowan County Courthouse
The Old Rowan County Courthouse is a historic former county courthouse and landmark building located in Salisbury, North Carolina.
D. Burke County Courthouse
The Burke County Courthouse is a historic government building in Waynesboro, Georgia, noted for its architectural significance and role as the center of county judicial and administrative functions.
E. Mitchell County Courthouse
Mitchell County Courthouse is the historic government building that houses the main judicial and administrative offices of Mitchell County in Iowa.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	building ⓘ historic courthouse ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	19th-century American territorial style ⓘ
associatedWith	Alexander McSween ⓘ Billy the Kid ⓘ James Dolan ⓘ Lincoln County War ⓘ Pat Garrett ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	escape of Billy the Kid ⓘ
category	courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico ⓘ government buildings completed in the 19th century ⓘ historic sites in Lincoln County, New Mexico ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
county	Lincoln County, New Mexico ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
function	museum ⓘ
hasFeature	courtroom ⓘ jail cells used to hold Billy the Kid ⓘ thick adobe walls ⓘ
heritageDesignation	contributing property to a National Historic Landmark district ⓘ listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of Lincoln Historic District ⓘ
locatedIn	Lincoln County, New Mexico ⓘ Lincoln, New Mexico ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
locatedOn	U.S. Route 380 ⓘ
material	adobe ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operator	New Mexico Historic Sites ⓘ linked to: Museum of New Mexico system
ownership	State of New Mexico ⓘ linked to: New Mexico
partOf	Lincoln Historic District ⓘ Lincoln Historic Site ⓘ
preservationStatus	preserved as a historic museum building ⓘ
region	American Southwest ⓘ linked to: southwestern United States
significance	important site in the legend of Billy the Kid ⓘ site of key events in the Lincoln County War ⓘ
state	New Mexico ⓘ
theme	Old West law and order ⓘ frontier justice history ⓘ
tourism	popular stop on Billy the Kid tourist trail ⓘ
usedAs	administrative center ⓘ county courthouse ⓘ jail ⓘ