West Branch Schoolhouse
E71905
West Branch Schoolhouse is a preserved historic one-room school building located within the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Branch Schoolhouse canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T573369 — 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: West Branch Schoolhouse Context triple: [Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, hasPart, West Branch Schoolhouse]
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A.
Brown’s Schoolhouse
Brown’s Schoolhouse was the small early 19th-century school in rural North Carolina that evolved into what is now Duke University.
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B.
Hoxie House
Hoxie House is one of the oldest surviving houses on Cape Cod, serving as a historic museum that showcases early colonial life in Massachusetts.
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C.
Dana–Thomas House
The Dana–Thomas House is a renowned Prairie School residence in Springfield, Illinois, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and celebrated for its integrated art glass, furnishings, and architectural harmony.
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D.
Metlar–Bodine House Museum
The Metlar–Bodine House Museum is a historic 18th-century home-turned-museum that preserves and interprets the local history and heritage of the Piscataway area.
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E.
Old Stone House
Old Stone House is a historic 18th-century residence in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., recognized as one of the oldest unchanged buildings in the city.
- 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: West Branch Schoolhouse Target entity description: West Branch Schoolhouse is a preserved historic one-room school building located within the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa.
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A.
Brown’s Schoolhouse
Brown’s Schoolhouse was the small early 19th-century school in rural North Carolina that evolved into what is now Duke University.
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B.
Hoxie House
Hoxie House is one of the oldest surviving houses on Cape Cod, serving as a historic museum that showcases early colonial life in Massachusetts.
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C.
Dana–Thomas House
The Dana–Thomas House is a renowned Prairie School residence in Springfield, Illinois, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and celebrated for its integrated art glass, furnishings, and architectural harmony.
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D.
Metlar–Bodine House Museum
The Metlar–Bodine House Museum is a historic 18th-century home-turned-museum that preserves and interprets the local history and heritage of the Piscataway area.
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E.
Old Stone House
Old Stone House is a historic 18th-century residence in Georgetown, Washington, D.C., recognized as one of the oldest unchanged buildings in the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
one-room schoolhouse ⓘ school building ⓘ |
| architecturalType | one-room school ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Herbert Hoover
ⓘ
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasCurrentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| hasHistoricUse | school ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfRooms | 1 ⓘ |
| hasVisitorFunction | museum exhibit ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | contributing property to Herbert Hoover National Historic Site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected within a U.S. National Historic Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cedar County, Iowa
ⓘ
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site ⓘ Iowa ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
West Branch, Iowa ⓘ
linked to:
West Branch, Iowa, United States
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Cedar County
ⓘ
Iowa ⓘ |
| locatedInSettlement | West Branch ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | National Park Service ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf | Herbert Hoover National Historic Site ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| usedFor | education ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West Branch Schoolhouse Description of subject: West Branch Schoolhouse is a preserved historic one-room school building located within the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.