Elias Hasket Derby House, Salem, Massachusetts
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The Elias Hasket Derby House in Salem, Massachusetts is a landmark late-18th-century Federal-style mansion built for wealthy merchant Elias Hasket Derby and noted as one of the earliest and finest examples of its architectural style in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elias Hasket Derby House, Salem, Massachusetts canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7784219 — 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: Elias Hasket Derby House, Salem, Massachusetts Context triple: [Samuel McIntire, designed, Elias Hasket Derby House, Salem, Massachusetts]
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Harrison Gray Otis House (First Otis House), Boston
The Harrison Gray Otis House (First Otis House) in Boston is a landmark Federal-style townhouse built in the 1790s for politician Harrison Gray Otis and now preserved as a historic house museum.
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B.
Jabez Howland House
The Jabez Howland House is a historic 17th-century home in Plymouth, Massachusetts, notable as the only surviving house known to have been occupied by Mayflower passengers and now preserved as a museum.
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William Brattle House
The William Brattle House is a historic 18th-century mansion in Cambridge, Massachusetts, notable as one of the city’s finest surviving examples of Georgian architecture and for its associations with prominent colonial and Revolutionary-era figures.
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D.
Mather House
Mather House is one of Harvard College’s undergraduate residential houses, known for its modernist architecture and strong sense of community.
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E.
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.
- 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: Elias Hasket Derby House, Salem, Massachusetts Target entity description: The Elias Hasket Derby House in Salem, Massachusetts is a landmark late-18th-century Federal-style mansion built for wealthy merchant Elias Hasket Derby and noted as one of the earliest and finest examples of its architectural style in the United States.
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A.
Harrison Gray Otis House (First Otis House), Boston
The Harrison Gray Otis House (First Otis House) in Boston is a landmark Federal-style townhouse built in the 1790s for politician Harrison Gray Otis and now preserved as a historic house museum.
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B.
Jabez Howland House
The Jabez Howland House is a historic 17th-century home in Plymouth, Massachusetts, notable as the only surviving house known to have been occupied by Mayflower passengers and now preserved as a museum.
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C.
William Brattle House
The William Brattle House is a historic 18th-century mansion in Cambridge, Massachusetts, notable as one of the city’s finest surviving examples of Georgian architecture and for its associations with prominent colonial and Revolutionary-era figures.
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D.
Mather House
Mather House is one of Harvard College’s undergraduate residential houses, known for its modernist architecture and strong sense of community.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federal-style building
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Federal style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
maritime trade in Salem
ⓘ
wealthy merchant class of post-Revolutionary America ⓘ |
| category |
Federal architecture in Massachusetts
ⓘ
Historic house museums in Massachusetts ⓘ Houses in Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| city | Salem ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse | historic house museum ⓘ |
| era | post-American Revolutionary War period ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central entrance
ⓘ
refined classical ornamentation ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
architectural
ⓘ
historical ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Essex County, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Elias Hasket Derby ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest examples of Federal architecture in the United States
ⓘ
high-quality Federal-style detailing ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Elias Hasket Derby ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf | Salem Maritime National Historic Site ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| roofType | hipped roof ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 168 Derby Street ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| use | residential building ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Elias Hasket Derby House, Salem, Massachusetts Description of subject: The Elias Hasket Derby House in Salem, Massachusetts is a landmark late-18th-century Federal-style mansion built for wealthy merchant Elias Hasket Derby and noted as one of the earliest and finest examples of its architectural style in the United States.
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