Derby House
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Derby House is a historic 18th-century merchant’s residence in Salem, Massachusetts, notable for its association with early American maritime trade and preservation within the Salem Maritime National Historic Site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Derby House canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T471531 — 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: Derby House Context triple: [Salem Maritime National Historic Site, hasPart, Derby House]
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A.
Henry House
Henry House is a historic home and key landmark on the Manassas National Battlefield in Virginia, associated with major Civil War fighting.
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B.
York House
York House is a historic wing within the St James's Palace complex in central London, traditionally associated with members of the British royal family.
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C.
Regent House
Regent House is the principal governing body of the University of Cambridge, comprising its senior academic and administrative staff who make key decisions on university policy and governance.
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D.
Winfield House
Winfield House is a historic Georgian-style mansion in Regent's Park, London, that serves as the official residence of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
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E.
Fife House
Fife House is the main administrative headquarters building of Fife Council in Fife, Scotland.
- 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: Derby House Target entity description: Derby House is a historic 18th-century merchant’s residence in Salem, Massachusetts, notable for its association with early American maritime trade and preservation within the Salem Maritime National Historic Site.
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A.
Henry House
Henry House is a historic home and key landmark on the Manassas National Battlefield in Virginia, associated with major Civil War fighting.
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B.
York House
York House is a historic wing within the St James's Palace complex in central London, traditionally associated with members of the British royal family.
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C.
Regent House
Regent House is the principal governing body of the University of Cambridge, comprising its senior academic and administrative staff who make key decisions on university policy and governance.
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D.
Winfield House
Winfield House is a historic Georgian-style mansion in Regent's Park, London, that serves as the official residence of the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
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E.
Fife House
Fife House is the main administrative headquarters building of Fife Council in Fife, Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
18th-century merchant’s residence
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historic house ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atlantic trade
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Salem’s maritime commerce ⓘ |
| category |
buildings and structures in Salem, Massachusetts
ⓘ
historic house museum in Massachusetts ⓘ houses associated with maritime history ⓘ |
| city | Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | preserved historic building ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| function | interpretation of early American mercantile life ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | contributing property to a U.S. National Historic Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Salem, Massachusetts
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedWithin | waterfront area of Salem ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| originalUse | merchant’s residence ⓘ |
| ownership |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
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| partOf | Salem Maritime National Historic Site ⓘ |
| preservedAs | historic site ⓘ |
| significance |
associated with early American maritime trade
ⓘ
example of 18th-century merchant-class domestic architecture ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| tourism | open to visitors ⓘ |
| use | public historic interpretation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Derby House Description of subject: Derby House is a historic 18th-century merchant’s residence in Salem, Massachusetts, notable for its association with early American maritime trade and preservation within the Salem Maritime National Historic Site.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.