The Witch House at Salem
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The Witch House at Salem is a historic 17th-century home in Salem, Massachusetts, best known as the only standing structure directly tied to the Salem witch trials.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Witch House at Salem canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7343379 — 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: The Witch House at Salem Context triple: [The Witch House (Jonathan Corwin House), hasAlternativeName, The Witch House at Salem]
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A.
Salem Witch Museum
The Salem Witch Museum is a popular historical museum in Salem, Massachusetts that presents exhibits and dramatizations about the 1692 Salem witch trials and the broader history of witchcraft.
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B.
Hathorne
Hathorne is a surname most notably associated with the American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, originally spelled without the "w" by his ancestors.
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C.
Schloss Salem
Schloss Salem is a historic former Cistercian monastery and grand palace complex near Lake Constance in southern Germany, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and cultural heritage.
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D.
Salem Village meetinghouse
The Salem Village meetinghouse was the central Puritan church and gathering place in Salem Village, Massachusetts, and a primary setting for the events of the 1692 Salem witch trials.
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E.
Hill House
Hill House is a sinister, isolated mansion in Shirley Jackson’s horror novel "The Haunting of Hill House," renowned as one of fiction’s most iconic haunted houses.
- 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: The Witch House at Salem Target entity description: The Witch House at Salem is a historic 17th-century home in Salem, Massachusetts, best known as the only standing structure directly tied to the Salem witch trials.
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A.
Salem Witch Museum
The Salem Witch Museum is a popular historical museum in Salem, Massachusetts that presents exhibits and dramatizations about the 1692 Salem witch trials and the broader history of witchcraft.
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B.
Hathorne
Hathorne is a surname most notably associated with the American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, originally spelled without the "w" by his ancestors.
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C.
Schloss Salem
Schloss Salem is a historic former Cistercian monastery and grand palace complex near Lake Constance in southern Germany, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and cultural heritage.
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D.
Salem Village meetinghouse
The Salem Village meetinghouse was the central Puritan church and gathering place in Salem Village, Massachusetts, and a primary setting for the events of the 1692 Salem witch trials.
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E.
Hill House
Hill House is a sinister, isolated mansion in Shirley Jackson’s horror novel "The Haunting of Hill House," renowned as one of fiction’s most iconic haunted houses.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
ⓘ
museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jonathan Corwin House ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
17th-century New England timber-frame
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First Period colonial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | witchcraft trials of 1692 ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Jonathan Corwin ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| builtFor | Jonathan Corwin ⓘ |
| category |
Historic house museums in Massachusetts
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Houses in Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ Salem witch trials ⓘ Witchcraft in the United States ⓘ |
| city | Salem ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | circa 1642 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| exhibits |
17th-century furnishings
ⓘ
artifacts related to the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central chimney
ⓘ
lead-glass windows ⓘ overhanging second story ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalConnectionTo | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStories | 2 ⓘ |
| hasTour |
guided tours
ⓘ
self-guided tours ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark District contributing property ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Colonial America ⓘ |
| inUseFrom | 17th century ⓘ |
| isOnlyStandingStructureDirectlyTiedTo | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essex County, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| namedAfter | Jonathan Corwin ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | City of Salem ⓘ |
| partOf | Essex Institute Historic District ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved historic structure ⓘ |
| roofType | gabled roof ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 310 Essex Street ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
17th century
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late 1600s ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
dark tourism site
ⓘ
heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| usedAs |
private residence
ⓘ
public museum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Witch House at Salem Description of subject: The Witch House at Salem is a historic 17th-century home in Salem, Massachusetts, best known as the only standing structure directly tied to the Salem witch trials.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Witch House (Jonathan Corwin House), Salem, Massachusetts