Dutch Windmill
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The Dutch Windmill is a historic, Dutch-style windmill in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, originally built in the early 1900s to pump water for the park’s irrigation system and now serving as a picturesque landmark.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dutch Windmill canonical | 2 |
| Dutch Windmill (Golden Gate Park) | 1 |
| Dutch Windmill in Golden Gate Park | 1 |
| Murphy Windmill | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T384842 — 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: Dutch Windmill Context triple: [Golden Gate Park, hasPart, Dutch Windmill]
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A.
De Zwaan windmill
De Zwaan windmill is an authentic 18th-century Dutch windmill relocated from the Netherlands and now serves as a historic centerpiece and tourist attraction in Holland, Michigan.
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B.
Vermeer Mill
Vermeer Mill is a fully functional Dutch-style windmill in Pella, Iowa, serving as a prominent cultural and historical landmark that reflects the town’s Dutch heritage.
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C.
Netherlands Carillon
The Netherlands Carillon is a prominent bell tower and musical monument in Arlington, Virginia, gifted by the Dutch government to the United States in gratitude for American aid during and after World War II.
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D.
Roter Turm
Roter Turm is a historic medieval tower and prominent architectural landmark in the city center of Chemnitz, Germany.
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E.
Magere Brug
Magere Brug is a historic and picturesque white wooden drawbridge in Amsterdam, renowned as one of the city's most iconic canal crossings.
- 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: Dutch Windmill Target entity description: The Dutch Windmill is a historic, Dutch-style windmill in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, originally built in the early 1900s to pump water for the park’s irrigation system and now serving as a picturesque landmark.
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A.
De Zwaan windmill
De Zwaan windmill is an authentic 18th-century Dutch windmill relocated from the Netherlands and now serves as a historic centerpiece and tourist attraction in Holland, Michigan.
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B.
Vermeer Mill
Vermeer Mill is a fully functional Dutch-style windmill in Pella, Iowa, serving as a prominent cultural and historical landmark that reflects the town’s Dutch heritage.
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C.
Netherlands Carillon
The Netherlands Carillon is a prominent bell tower and musical monument in Arlington, Virginia, gifted by the Dutch government to the United States in gratitude for American aid during and after World War II.
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D.
Roter Turm
Roter Turm is a historic medieval tower and prominent architectural landmark in the city center of Chemnitz, Germany.
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E.
Magere Brug
Magere Brug is a historic and picturesque white wooden drawbridge in Amsterdam, renowned as one of the city's most iconic canal crossings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic landmark
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ windmill ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Dutch-style ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in San Francisco
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Golden Gate Park ⓘ Windmills in the United States ⓘ |
| completionDate | early 1900s ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 1900s ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse |
photo spot
ⓘ
picturesque landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| function | pumping water ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
masonry base
ⓘ
rotating sails ⓘ surrounding gardens ⓘ wooden superstructure ⓘ |
| hasNameInEnglish | Dutch Windmill ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
San Francisco ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| location | Golden Gate Park ⓘ |
| material |
stone
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wood ⓘ |
| near |
Ocean Beach
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Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| operator | San Francisco Recreation and Park Department ⓘ |
| originalFunction | park irrigation ⓘ |
| owner |
City and County of San Francisco
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco County
|
| partOf | Golden Gate Park infrastructure ⓘ |
| setting | western end of Golden Gate Park ⓘ |
| significance |
example of Dutch-style windmill architecture in the U.S.
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iconic feature of Golden Gate Park ⓘ |
| style | Dutch-style ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | flower gardens ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular photo location
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visited by locals and tourists ⓘ |
| use | irrigation system support ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dutch Windmill Description of subject: The Dutch Windmill is a historic, Dutch-style windmill in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, originally built in the early 1900s to pump water for the park’s irrigation system and now serving as a picturesque landmark.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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