Corwin House
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Corwin House, also known as The Witch House, is a historic 17th-century home in Salem, Massachusetts, famous as the residence of Judge Jonathan Corwin and the only structure still standing in the city with direct ties to the Salem witch trials.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corwin House canonical | 1 |
| Witch House (Corwin House) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7343378 — 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: Corwin House Context triple: [The Witch House (Jonathan Corwin House), hasAlternativeName, Corwin House]
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Anderson House
Anderson House is a historic Beaux-Arts mansion in Washington, D.C., that serves as the headquarters and museum of the Society of the Cincinnati.
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Hampden House
Hampden House is a historic English country house in Buckinghamshire, long associated with the prominent 17th-century parliamentarian John Hampden and noted for its distinctive Gothic architecture.
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C.
Baynard House
Baynard House is a large Brutalist office and telecommunications building in the City of London, notable for its imposing concrete design and riverside location near Blackfriars.
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D.
Bowne House
Bowne House is a historic 17th-century residence and museum in Flushing, Queens, renowned as one of New York City’s oldest surviving houses and an early symbol of religious freedom in America.
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E.
Sanborn House
Sanborn House is a historic early 20th-century mansion in Winchester, Massachusetts, noted for its distinctive architecture and role in the town’s cultural and civic history.
- 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: Corwin House Target entity description: Corwin House, also known as The Witch House, is a historic 17th-century home in Salem, Massachusetts, famous as the residence of Judge Jonathan Corwin and the only structure still standing in the city with direct ties to the Salem witch trials.
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A.
Anderson House
Anderson House is a historic Beaux-Arts mansion in Washington, D.C., that serves as the headquarters and museum of the Society of the Cincinnati.
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B.
Hampden House
Hampden House is a historic English country house in Buckinghamshire, long associated with the prominent 17th-century parliamentarian John Hampden and noted for its distinctive Gothic architecture.
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C.
Baynard House
Baynard House is a large Brutalist office and telecommunications building in the City of London, notable for its imposing concrete design and riverside location near Blackfriars.
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D.
Bowne House
Bowne House is a historic 17th-century residence and museum in Flushing, Queens, renowned as one of New York City’s oldest surviving houses and an early symbol of religious freedom in America.
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E.
Sanborn House
Sanborn House is a historic early 20th-century mansion in Winchester, Massachusetts, noted for its distinctive architecture and role in the town’s cultural and civic history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
ⓘ
museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Witch House ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | First Period colonial architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Jonathan Corwin ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
Puritan New England
ⓘ
colonial justice ⓘ witchcraft ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Salem, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Historic house museums in Massachusetts ⓘ Tourist attractions in Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| exhibits |
17th-century furnishings
ⓘ
artifacts related to the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| formerResident | Jonathan Corwin ⓘ |
| governedBy | City of Salem ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Witch House
ⓘ
linked to:
The Witch House
|
| hasFeature |
diamond-pane casement windows
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overhanging second story ⓘ steeply pitched gable roof ⓘ |
| hasFunction | educational site about colonial New England and witchcraft trials ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance | only structure still standing in Salem with direct ties to the Salem witch trials ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStories | 2.5 ⓘ |
| hasTourSeason | primarily spring through fall ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official Witch House museum website ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Essex County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| location | Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| near | Salem city center ⓘ |
| notableFor |
direct association with a judge in the Salem witch trials
ⓘ
well-preserved 17th-century architecture ⓘ |
| offers | guided tours ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedAs | historic house museum open to the public ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved as a historic site ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
books about the Salem witch trials
ⓘ
tourist brochures about Salem ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Colonial America ⓘ |
| touristType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedAsResidenceOf | Judge Jonathan Corwin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Corwin House Description of subject: Corwin House, also known as The Witch House, is a historic 17th-century home in Salem, Massachusetts, famous as the residence of Judge Jonathan Corwin and the only structure still standing in the city with direct ties to the Salem witch trials.
Referenced by (2)
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