Joseph Webb House
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The Joseph Webb House is a prominent 18th-century Georgian-style residence in Wethersfield, Connecticut, best known as George Washington’s 1781 Revolutionary War headquarters and a key site in early American history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joseph Webb House canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10149711 — 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: Joseph Webb House Context triple: [Wethersfield, Connecticut, hasHistoricBuilding, Joseph Webb House]
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A.
Belle Boyd House
The Belle Boyd House is a historic residence and museum in Martinsburg, West Virginia, best known as the childhood home of famed Confederate spy Belle Boyd.
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B.
Samuel-Novarro House
The Samuel-Novarro House is a landmark Mayan Revival-style residence in Los Angeles designed in the 1920s by architect Lloyd Wright for actor Ramon Novarro’s business manager.
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C.
James S. Wright House
The James S. Wright House is a historic residence in Rensselaer, Indiana, recognized for its architectural and local heritage significance.
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D.
D.A. Dorsey House
The D.A. Dorsey House is a historic Miami residence that was home to Dana A. Dorsey, one of the city’s first Black millionaires and a prominent businessman and community leader.
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E.
Willard D. Straight House
The Willard D. Straight House is a grand early 20th-century mansion on New York’s Upper East Side, known for its refined neoclassical design and association with prominent financier and diplomat Willard Dickerman Straight.
- 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: Joseph Webb House Target entity description: The Joseph Webb House is a prominent 18th-century Georgian-style residence in Wethersfield, Connecticut, best known as George Washington’s 1781 Revolutionary War headquarters and a key site in early American history.
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A.
Belle Boyd House
The Belle Boyd House is a historic residence and museum in Martinsburg, West Virginia, best known as the childhood home of famed Confederate spy Belle Boyd.
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B.
Samuel-Novarro House
The Samuel-Novarro House is a landmark Mayan Revival-style residence in Los Angeles designed in the 1920s by architect Lloyd Wright for actor Ramon Novarro’s business manager.
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C.
James S. Wright House
The James S. Wright House is a historic residence in Rensselaer, Indiana, recognized for its architectural and local heritage significance.
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D.
D.A. Dorsey House
The D.A. Dorsey House is a historic Miami residence that was home to Dana A. Dorsey, one of the city’s first Black millionaires and a prominent businessman and community leader.
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E.
Willard D. Straight House
The Willard D. Straight House is a grand early 20th-century mansion on New York’s Upper East Side, known for its refined neoclassical design and association with prominent financier and diplomat Willard Dickerman Straight.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Georgian-style residence
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historic house ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian ⓘ |
| category |
Georgian architecture in Connecticut
ⓘ
Historic house museums in Connecticut ⓘ Houses completed in 1752 ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut ⓘ |
| city |
Wethersfield
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linked to:
Wethersfield, Connecticut
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| completionDate | 1752 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfGeorgeWashingtonStay | May 1781 ⓘ |
| floorCount | 3 including attic ⓘ |
| functionDuring1781Stay | headquarters for planning joint Franco-American operations ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central chimney
ⓘ
central hall plan ⓘ paneled front door with decorative surround ⓘ period-furnished interior rooms ⓘ symmetrical five-bay façade ⓘ |
| hasFunction | historic house museum ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| inception | 1752 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hartford County, Connecticut
ⓘ
linked to:
Hartford County
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Wethersfield, Connecticut ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph Webb ⓘ |
| notableFor |
18th-century Georgian domestic architecture
ⓘ
association with George Washington ⓘ role in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 2.5 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Joseph Webb ⓘ |
| partOf |
Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Webb-Deane-Stevens Museum
Wethersfield Historic District ⓘ
linked to:
Old Wethersfield Historic District
|
| preservationStatus | restored ⓘ |
| roofType | gambrel roof ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
George Washington’s 1781 military planning meetings
ⓘ
planning of the Yorktown campaign ⓘ |
| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
| tourism | offers guided tours ⓘ |
| usedAs |
George Washington’s headquarters
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Revolutionary War headquarters ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| visitBy |
Comte de Rochambeau
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George Washington ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joseph Webb House Description of subject: The Joseph Webb House is a prominent 18th-century Georgian-style residence in Wethersfield, Connecticut, best known as George Washington’s 1781 Revolutionary War headquarters and a key site in early American history.
Referenced by (3)
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