Hungerford’s Tavern
E450179
Hungerford’s Tavern was an 18th-century inn and public house in Rockville, Maryland, that served as an early political and social center for the surrounding community.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hungerford’s Tavern canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4538364 — 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: Hungerford’s Tavern Context triple: [Hungerford’s Tavern area, hasPart, Hungerford’s Tavern]
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A.
Boar’s Head Tavern
Boar’s Head Tavern is a fictional London inn in Shakespeare’s history plays, best known as the lively haunt of Sir John Falstaff and Prince Hal.
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B.
Jug Tavern
Jug Tavern was the former name of the city now known as Winder in northeastern Georgia, historically a small railroad and trading community.
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C.
Raleigh Tavern
Raleigh Tavern is a historic 18th-century public house in Williamsburg, Virginia, renowned as a key social and political gathering place for American colonial leaders before and during the Revolutionary era.
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D.
The Red Horse Tavern
The Red Horse Tavern was a historic Sudbury, Massachusetts inn whose atmosphere and patrons inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn."
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E.
Hog’s Head Inn
Hog’s Head Inn is a shabby, somewhat seedy pub in Hogsmeade that serves as a discreet meeting place for secretive and pivotal events in the Harry Potter series.
- 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: Hungerford’s Tavern Target entity description: Hungerford’s Tavern was an 18th-century inn and public house in Rockville, Maryland, that served as an early political and social center for the surrounding community.
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A.
Boar’s Head Tavern
Boar’s Head Tavern is a fictional London inn in Shakespeare’s history plays, best known as the lively haunt of Sir John Falstaff and Prince Hal.
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B.
Jug Tavern
Jug Tavern was the former name of the city now known as Winder in northeastern Georgia, historically a small railroad and trading community.
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C.
Raleigh Tavern
Raleigh Tavern is a historic 18th-century public house in Williamsburg, Virginia, renowned as a key social and political gathering place for American colonial leaders before and during the Revolutionary era.
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D.
The Red Horse Tavern
The Red Horse Tavern was a historic Sudbury, Massachusetts inn whose atmosphere and patrons inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn."
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E.
Hog’s Head Inn
Hog’s Head Inn is a shabby, somewhat seedy pub in Hogsmeade that serves as a discreet meeting place for secretive and pivotal events in the Harry Potter series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic tavern
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inn ⓘ public house ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
early 19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 18th-century vernacular ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century establishments in Maryland
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Buildings and structures in Rockville, Maryland ⓘ History of Montgomery County, Maryland ⓘ Taverns in Maryland ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| demolished | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasUse |
inn
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political gathering place ⓘ public meeting place ⓘ social center ⓘ tavern ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | local historic site (no longer standing) ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1770s ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered a birthplace of Rockville’s civic life
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remembered as early social center of Rockville community ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Maryland
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Montgomery County, Maryland ⓘ
linked to:
Montgomery County
Rockville town center area ⓘ
linked to:
Rockville Town Square
Rockville, Maryland ⓘ Thompson’s Corner (early name of Rockville area) ⓘ
linked to:
City of Rockville
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| locatedOn | main road between Georgetown and Frederick ⓘ |
| materialUsed | wood ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
histories of Montgomery County, Maryland
ⓘ
local histories of Rockville ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Hungerford ⓘ |
| partOf | early transportation and postal routes between Georgetown and Frederick ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
associated with formation of Montgomery County government
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helped establish Rockville as county seat of Montgomery County ⓘ hosted local elections and political meetings ⓘ served as de facto courthouse before a dedicated courthouse was built ⓘ served as early political center for Rockville area ⓘ used as meeting place for county court sessions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hungerford’s Tavern Description of subject: Hungerford’s Tavern was an 18th-century inn and public house in Rockville, Maryland, that served as an early political and social center for the surrounding community.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.