Holland Harbor Lighthouse

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historic site landmark lighthouse tourist attraction

Holland Harbor Lighthouse is a historic red lighthouse on the shore of Lake Michigan in Holland, Michigan, popularly known as "Big Red" and serving as a prominent local landmark and tourist attraction.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Holland Harbor Lighthouse canonical	2
Holland Harbor Lighthouse (Big Red)	1
Holland Harbor North Pierhead Light	1
Holland Harbor North Pierhead Lighthouse	1
Holland Harbor South Pierhead Light	1
Holland Harbor South Pierhead Lighthouse	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4657322 — 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: Holland Harbor Lighthouse
Context triple: [Holland Harbor Channel, hasLandmark, Holland Harbor Lighthouse]

A. West Chop Lighthouse
West Chop Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located on the West Chop headland in Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
B. Jones Point Lighthouse
Jones Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century river lighthouse located on the Potomac River near Alexandria, Virginia, notable as one of the last remaining riverine lighthouses in the United States.
C. Brant Point Light
Brant Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, guiding vessels into Nantucket Harbor and known as one of the oldest lighthouse sites in the United States.
D. Long Point Light
Long Point Light is a historic lighthouse marking the entrance to Provincetown Harbor at the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
E. Lorain Lighthouse
Lorain Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Lake Erie, known for its distinctive architecture and status as an iconic symbol of Lorain, Ohio.
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: Holland Harbor Lighthouse
Target entity description: Holland Harbor Lighthouse is a historic red lighthouse on the shore of Lake Michigan in Holland, Michigan, popularly known as "Big Red" and serving as a prominent local landmark and tourist attraction.

A. West Chop Lighthouse
West Chop Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon located on the West Chop headland in Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts.
B. Jones Point Lighthouse
Jones Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century river lighthouse located on the Potomac River near Alexandria, Virginia, notable as one of the last remaining riverine lighthouses in the United States.
C. Brant Point Light
Brant Point Light is a historic lighthouse on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, guiding vessels into Nantucket Harbor and known as one of the oldest lighthouse sites in the United States.
D. Long Point Light
Long Point Light is a historic lighthouse marking the entrance to Provincetown Harbor at the tip of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
E. Lorain Lighthouse
Lorain Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Lake Erie, known for its distinctive architecture and status as an iconic symbol of Lorain, Ohio.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site ⓘ landmark ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
access	limited direct access ⓘ viewable from public beach ⓘ
architecturalStyle	square tower ⓘ
associatedWith	Holland Harbor Lighthouse Historical Commission ⓘ Holland State Park Beach ⓘ linked to: Holland State Park beach
category	Buildings and structures in Ottawa County, Michigan ⓘ Lighthouses in Michigan ⓘ National Register of Historic Places in Ottawa County, Michigan ⓘ Tourist attractions in Ottawa County, Michigan ⓘ
color	red ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
function	aid to navigation ⓘ harbor entrance light ⓘ
heritageStatus	listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
lightCharacteristic	flashing light ⓘ
locatedAt	Holland Harbor ⓘ linked to: Holland harbor
locatedIn	Holland, Michigan ⓘ Ottawa County, Michigan ⓘ
locatedNear	city of Holland, Michigan ⓘ linked to: Holland, Michigan
locatedOnWaterbody	Lake Michigan ⓘ
marking	red tower and building ⓘ
material	concrete foundation ⓘ steel ⓘ
nearbyAttraction	Holland State Park ⓘ
nickname	Big Red ⓘ
notableFor	distinctive red color ⓘ location at channel entrance to Lake Michigan ⓘ status as symbol of Holland, Michigan ⓘ
NRHPCountry	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
NRHPCounty	Ottawa County, Michigan ⓘ
NRHPState	Michigan ⓘ
NRHPType	building ⓘ
operator	Holland Harbor Lighthouse Historical Commission ⓘ
owner	Ottawa County, Michigan ⓘ
region	West Michigan ⓘ
situatedOn	south side of Holland Channel ⓘ
status	active aid to navigation ⓘ
tourismImportance	major local attraction in Holland, Michigan ⓘ
usedFor	guiding ships into Holland Harbor ⓘ photography ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ tourism ⓘ
view	Holland Channel ⓘ Lake Michigan ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Holland Harbor Channel → hasLandmark → Holland Harbor Lighthouse ⓘ

Holland Harbor Channel → hasViewOf → Holland Harbor Lighthouse ⓘ

Holland Harbor Channel → hasNearbyStructure → Holland Harbor North Pierhead Lighthouse ⓘ