Custom House
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Custom House is a historic adobe building in Monterey, California, notable as the oldest government building in the state and a key site in early California trade and governance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Custom House Plaza | 3 |
| Custom House canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7077476 — 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: Custom House Context triple: [Monterey State Historic Park, contains, Custom House]
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A.
Custom House
Custom House is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in East London, known for its proximity to the ExCeL London exhibition centre and the Royal Docks.
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B.
Custom House Square
Custom House Square is a prominent public plaza and event space in Belfast, Northern Ireland, known for hosting concerts, festivals, and cultural gatherings.
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C.
Custom House Museum
The Custom House Museum is a historic former customs building in Key West, Florida, now serving as a museum showcasing the island’s art, history, and maritime heritage.
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D.
Custom House Museum
The Custom House Museum is a historic site in Sag Harbor, New York, that preserves and interprets the village’s maritime and whaling heritage.
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E.
Custom House Quay
Custom House Quay is a historic waterfront quay and focal point of maritime activity in Falmouth, England.
- 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: Custom House Target entity description: Custom House is a historic adobe building in Monterey, California, notable as the oldest government building in the state and a key site in early California trade and governance.
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A.
Custom House
Custom House is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in East London, known for its proximity to the ExCeL London exhibition centre and the Royal Docks.
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B.
Custom House Square
Custom House Square is a prominent public plaza and event space in Belfast, Northern Ireland, known for hosting concerts, festivals, and cultural gatherings.
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C.
Custom House Museum
The Custom House Museum is a historic former customs building in Key West, Florida, now serving as a museum showcasing the island’s art, history, and maritime heritage.
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D.
Custom House Museum
The Custom House Museum is a historic site in Sag Harbor, New York, that preserves and interprets the village’s maritime and whaling heritage.
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E.
Custom House Quay
Custom House Quay is a historic waterfront quay and focal point of maritime activity in Falmouth, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
customs house
ⓘ
government building ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Mexican period architecture
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Spanish Colonial ⓘ |
| CaliforniaHistoricalLandmarkNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| category |
Adobe buildings in California
ⓘ
Government buildings in California ⓘ Museums in Monterey County, California ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in California ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Monterey County, California ⓘ |
| event | raising of the American flag over Monterey in 1846 ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arcaded veranda
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red tile roof ⓘ thick adobe walls ⓘ |
| hasFunction | interpretive exhibits on California history ⓘ |
| hasTourismType | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
California Historical Landmark
ⓘ
National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| historicEra |
Mexican era in California
ⓘ
early American era in California ⓘ |
| historicUse | port of entry customs house ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Monterey State Historic Park ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Monterey Bay ⓘ |
| location |
Monterey, California
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linked to:
Monterey
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| managedBy | California Department of Parks and Recreation ⓘ |
| material | adobe ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Monterey Fisherman’s Wharf
ⓘ
linked to:
Fisherman’s Wharf
Pacific House Museum ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
State of California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| partOf |
Monterey Old Town Historic District
ⓘ
linked to:
Monterey State Historic Park
|
| preservationStatus | protected historic site ⓘ |
| region | Central Coast of California ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | tile ⓘ |
| significance |
key site in early California governance
ⓘ
key site in early California trade ⓘ oldest government building in California ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| use |
customs administration
ⓘ
government offices ⓘ museum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Custom House Description of subject: Custom House is a historic adobe building in Monterey, California, notable as the oldest government building in the state and a key site in early California trade and governance.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Custom House
subject linked to:
Fisherman’s Wharf
linked to: Custom House
linked to: Custom House