Ulysses S. Grant Home (Galena)
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The Ulysses S. Grant Home in Galena is a preserved historic residence in Illinois that served as the home of Civil War general and 18th U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and is now a museum open to the public.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ulysses S. Grant Home (Galena) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8253087 — 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: Ulysses S. Grant Home (Galena) Context triple: [National Historic Landmarks in Illinois, contains, Ulysses S. Grant Home (Galena)]
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A.
Ulysses S. Grant Birthplace
The Ulysses S. Grant Birthplace is a historic house museum in Ohio preserving the early childhood home of the 18th U.S. president and Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant.
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B.
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Lincoln Home National Historic Site is a preserved historic district centered on Abraham Lincoln’s longtime family residence in Springfield, Illinois, commemorating his life before the presidency.
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C.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is a U.S. National Historical Park preserving the site and a symbolic log cabin memorializing the early life and birthplace of President Abraham Lincoln in central Kentucky.
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D.
Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home at Knob Creek
Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home at Knob Creek is a historic farm site and National Historical Park unit in rural Kentucky that preserves the early childhood home environment of the 16th U.S. president.
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E.
James K. Polk Home and Museum
The James K. Polk Home and Museum is a historic house museum in Columbia, Tennessee, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the life and presidency of the 11th U.S. president, James K. Polk.
- 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: Ulysses S. Grant Home (Galena) Target entity description: The Ulysses S. Grant Home in Galena is a preserved historic residence in Illinois that served as the home of Civil War general and 18th U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and is now a museum open to the public.
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A.
Ulysses S. Grant Birthplace
The Ulysses S. Grant Birthplace is a historic house museum in Ohio preserving the early childhood home of the 18th U.S. president and Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant.
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B.
Lincoln Home National Historic Site
Lincoln Home National Historic Site is a preserved historic district centered on Abraham Lincoln’s longtime family residence in Springfield, Illinois, commemorating his life before the presidency.
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C.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park is a U.S. National Historical Park preserving the site and a symbolic log cabin memorializing the early life and birthplace of President Abraham Lincoln in central Kentucky.
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D.
Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home at Knob Creek
Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home at Knob Creek is a historic farm site and National Historical Park unit in rural Kentucky that preserves the early childhood home environment of the 16th U.S. president.
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E.
James K. Polk Home and Museum
The James K. Polk Home and Museum is a historic house museum in Columbia, Tennessee, dedicated to preserving and interpreting the life and presidency of the 11th U.S. president, James K. Polk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
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museum in Illinois ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Italianate ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
19th-century American domestic architecture
ⓘ
American Civil War history ⓘ Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
linked to:
Ulysses S. Grant administration
|
| category |
Historic house museums in Illinois
ⓘ
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois ⓘ Museums in Jo Daviess County, Illinois ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Illinois ⓘ Presidential homes in the United States ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| exhibits |
artifacts related to Ulysses S. Grant
ⓘ
furnishings from the Grant family era ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| function | commemoration of Ulysses S. Grant’s life and presidency ⓘ |
| hasGarden | yes ⓘ |
| hasType | single-family house ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
U.S. National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
linked to:
National Historic Landmark
property listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Galena, Illinois
ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ Jo Daviess County, Illinois ⓘ |
| material | brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| near | downtown Galena, Illinois ⓘ |
| NRHPListingArea | Jo Daviess County, Illinois ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic house museum ⓘ |
| occupant |
Julia Dent Grant
ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Illinois Department of Natural Resources ⓘ |
| owner |
State of Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois
|
| publicAccess | guided tours ⓘ |
| significantEvent | residence of Ulysses S. Grant after the American Civil War ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Julia Dent Grant
ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| subjectOf | heritage tourism promotion in Galena ⓘ |
| tourismRegion | northwestern Illinois ⓘ |
| use | museum ⓘ |
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Subject: Ulysses S. Grant Home (Galena) Description of subject: The Ulysses S. Grant Home in Galena is a preserved historic residence in Illinois that served as the home of Civil War general and 18th U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and is now a museum open to the public.
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