Duke Homestead State Historic Site
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Duke Homestead State Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century farm and tobacco factory complex in Durham, North Carolina, that interprets the early tobacco industry and the origins of the American Tobacco Company founded by the Duke family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duke Homestead State Historic Site canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10307944 — 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: Duke Homestead State Historic Site Context triple: [Durham–Chapel Hill metropolitan area, containsHistoricSite, Duke Homestead State Historic Site]
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A.
White Hall State Historic Site
White Hall State Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century mansion and museum in Kentucky that was once home to influential emancipationist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
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B.
Johnson Hall State Historic Site
Johnson Hall State Historic Site is a preserved 18th-century estate in Fulton County, New York, that served as the home and headquarters of British colonial official Sir William Johnson.
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C.
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site is a protected historic area on North Carolina’s Roanoke Island that preserves the location of England’s first New World colony and the mystery of the “Lost Colony.”
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D.
Brunswick Town State Historic Site
Brunswick Town State Historic Site is a preserved colonial-era port and archaeological site in North Carolina that interprets the history of the once-thriving town of Brunswick and its surrounding settlements.
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E.
Beaufort Historic Site
Beaufort Historic Site is a preserved collection of historic homes, buildings, and artifacts that showcases the coastal heritage and 18th–19th century history of Beaufort, North Carolina.
- 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: Duke Homestead State Historic Site Target entity description: Duke Homestead State Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century farm and tobacco factory complex in Durham, North Carolina, that interprets the early tobacco industry and the origins of the American Tobacco Company founded by the Duke family.
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A.
White Hall State Historic Site
White Hall State Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century mansion and museum in Kentucky that was once home to influential emancipationist and politician Cassius Marcellus Clay.
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B.
Johnson Hall State Historic Site
Johnson Hall State Historic Site is a preserved 18th-century estate in Fulton County, New York, that served as the home and headquarters of British colonial official Sir William Johnson.
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C.
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site is a protected historic area on North Carolina’s Roanoke Island that preserves the location of England’s first New World colony and the mystery of the “Lost Colony.”
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D.
Brunswick Town State Historic Site
Brunswick Town State Historic Site is a preserved colonial-era port and archaeological site in North Carolina that interprets the history of the once-thriving town of Brunswick and its surrounding settlements.
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E.
Beaufort Historic Site
Beaufort Historic Site is a preserved collection of historic homes, buildings, and artifacts that showcases the coastal heritage and 18th–19th century history of Beaufort, North Carolina.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house museum
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state historic site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | vernacular 19th-century farm architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina ⓘ Museums in Durham, North Carolina ⓘ State parks of North Carolina ⓘ Tobacco museums in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| foundedBy | Washington Duke ⓘ |
| hasPart |
19th-century farmhouse
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agricultural fields ⓘ early tobacco factory building ⓘ historic outbuildings ⓘ museum exhibits ⓘ packing house ⓘ tobacco curing barns ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Durham, North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Durham County, North Carolina
ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ |
| near | Duke University ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
State of North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina
|
| significantEvent | origins of the American Tobacco Company ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Duke family
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James Buchanan Duke ⓘ Washington Duke ⓘ |
| significantTheme |
history of the Duke family
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history of the tobacco industry in the United States ⓘ industrialization of tobacco production ⓘ |
| topic |
American Tobacco Company
ⓘ
economic development of Durham, North Carolina ⓘ tobacco agriculture ⓘ tobacco processing ⓘ |
| tourism | heritage tourism attraction ⓘ |
| use |
interpretation of early tobacco farming
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interpretation of early tobacco manufacturing ⓘ public history education ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Duke Homestead State Historic Site Description of subject: Duke Homestead State Historic Site is a preserved 19th-century farm and tobacco factory complex in Durham, North Carolina, that interprets the early tobacco industry and the origins of the American Tobacco Company founded by the Duke family.
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