David Wills House
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The David Wills House is a historic Gettysburg residence best known as the place where President Abraham Lincoln stayed and finished drafting the Gettysburg Address before delivering it in 1863.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Wills House canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4934632 — 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: David Wills House Context triple: [Gettysburg, hasLandmark, David Wills House]
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A.
Saxton McKinley House
The Saxton McKinley House is a historic residence in Canton, Ohio, best known as the former home of First Lady Ida Saxton McKinley and part of the site commemorating her life and that of President William McKinley.
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B.
Jonathan Corwin House
The Jonathan Corwin House, also known as the Witch House, is a historic 17th-century home in Salem, Massachusetts, famous as the only remaining structure with direct ties to the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Willard D. Straight House
The Willard D. Straight House is a grand early 20th-century mansion on New York’s Upper East Side, known for its refined neoclassical design and association with prominent financier and diplomat Willard Dickerman Straight.
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D.
Nathaniel Russell House
The Nathaniel Russell House is a renowned early 19th-century neoclassical townhouse in Charleston, South Carolina, celebrated for its elaborate interiors and iconic free-flying spiral staircase.
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E.
Hasbrouck House
Hasbrouck House is a historic 18th-century stone residence in Newburgh, New York, best known as General George Washington’s Revolutionary War headquarters and now preserved as part of a state historic site.
- 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: David Wills House Target entity description: The David Wills House is a historic Gettysburg residence best known as the place where President Abraham Lincoln stayed and finished drafting the Gettysburg Address before delivering it in 1863.
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A.
Saxton McKinley House
The Saxton McKinley House is a historic residence in Canton, Ohio, best known as the former home of First Lady Ida Saxton McKinley and part of the site commemorating her life and that of President William McKinley.
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B.
Jonathan Corwin House
The Jonathan Corwin House, also known as the Witch House, is a historic 17th-century home in Salem, Massachusetts, famous as the only remaining structure with direct ties to the Salem witch trials.
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C.
Willard D. Straight House
The Willard D. Straight House is a grand early 20th-century mansion on New York’s Upper East Side, known for its refined neoclassical design and association with prominent financier and diplomat Willard Dickerman Straight.
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D.
Nathaniel Russell House
The Nathaniel Russell House is a renowned early 19th-century neoclassical townhouse in Charleston, South Carolina, celebrated for its elaborate interiors and iconic free-flying spiral staircase.
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E.
Hasbrouck House
Hasbrouck House is a historic 18th-century stone residence in Newburgh, New York, best known as General George Washington’s Revolutionary War headquarters and now preserved as part of a state historic site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
ⓘ
museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | 19th-century brick townhouse style ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Gettysburg Address ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
David Wills ⓘ |
| category |
Abraham Lincoln sites
ⓘ
Houses in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ Museums in Adams County, Pennsylvania ⓘ Presidential homes in the United States ⓘ |
| city | Gettysburg ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| floorCount | 3 ⓘ |
| functionDuringCivilWar | center of efforts to care for the dead and establish the national cemetery at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| guest | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
Abraham Lincoln bedroom exhibit
ⓘ
Civil War-era Gettysburg exhibits ⓘ Gettysburg Address exhibits ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationFocus |
Lincoln’s visit to Gettysburg
ⓘ
creation of the Gettysburg National Cemetery ⓘ impact of the Battle of Gettysburg on civilians ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after David Wills ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adams County, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| material | brick ⓘ |
| near |
Gettysburg Battlefield
ⓘ
linked to:
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg National Cemetery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the place where Abraham Lincoln finished drafting the Gettysburg Address
ⓘ
being the place where Abraham Lincoln stayed before delivering the Gettysburg Address ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gettysburg National Military Park (interpretive network)
ⓘ
linked to:
Gettysburg National Military Park
|
| region |
Mid-Atlantic United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Mid-Atlantic states
|
| roomUsedBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| significantDate | November 1863 ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSignificance | American Civil War ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedAs |
law office
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museum ⓘ residence ⓘ |
| yearOfSignificantEvent | 1863 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Wills House Description of subject: The David Wills House is a historic Gettysburg residence best known as the place where President Abraham Lincoln stayed and finished drafting the Gettysburg Address before delivering it in 1863.
Referenced by (3)
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