Abiel Smith School
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The Abiel Smith School is a historic 19th-century Boston school building recognized as one of the first public schools in the United States built specifically for African American children.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Abiel Smith School canonical | 2 |
| Abiel Smith School (Boston) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10424970 — 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: Abiel Smith School Context triple: [Boston African American National Historic Site core properties, includes, Abiel Smith School]
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A.
Beatrice H. Wood School
Beatrice H. Wood School is a public elementary school serving young students in the town of Plainville, Massachusetts.
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B.
Sampson G. Smith School
Sampson G. Smith School is a public middle school serving students in Franklin Township, New Jersey, as part of the Franklin Township Public Schools district.
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C.
George B. Weatherbee School
George B. Weatherbee School is a public elementary school serving students in the town of Hampden, Maine.
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D.
Humphrey–Weidman School
The Humphrey–Weidman School was a pioneering modern dance institution in the United States, known for developing and teaching the influential techniques of choreographers Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman.
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E.
John Mason School
John Mason School is a secondary school located in the town of Abingdon in Oxfordshire, England.
- 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: Abiel Smith School Target entity description: The Abiel Smith School is a historic 19th-century Boston school building recognized as one of the first public schools in the United States built specifically for African American children.
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A.
Beatrice H. Wood School
Beatrice H. Wood School is a public elementary school serving young students in the town of Plainville, Massachusetts.
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B.
Sampson G. Smith School
Sampson G. Smith School is a public middle school serving students in Franklin Township, New Jersey, as part of the Franklin Township Public Schools district.
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C.
George B. Weatherbee School
George B. Weatherbee School is a public elementary school serving students in the town of Hampden, Maine.
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D.
Humphrey–Weidman School
The Humphrey–Weidman School was a pioneering modern dance institution in the United States, known for developing and teaching the influential techniques of choreographers Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman.
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E.
John Mason School
John Mason School is a secondary school located in the town of Abingdon in Oxfordshire, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American history site
ⓘ
historic school building ⓘ public school building ⓘ |
| architect | Richard Upjohn ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Greek Revival
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Revival architecture
|
| associatedWith |
African American civil rights history in Boston
ⓘ
struggle for equal public education ⓘ |
| builtFor | African American children ⓘ |
| builtIn | 1834 ⓘ |
| category |
African-American history in Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Defunct schools in Massachusetts ⓘ Museums in Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ School buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| city |
Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| constructionStartYear | 1834 ⓘ |
| contributingPropertyOf | Boston African American National Historic Site ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse |
administrative offices of Museum of African American History
ⓘ
exhibition space ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fundedBy | bequest of Abiel Smith ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Museum of African American History, Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of African American History
|
| heritageDesignation | part of a National Historic Landmark district ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| managedBy |
Museum of African American History, Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of African American History
|
| material | brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Abiel Smith ⓘ |
| near | African Meeting House ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Beacon Hill ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property ⓘ |
| onRegister | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| openedAsSchool | 1835 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Boston School Committee ⓘ |
| originalFunction | public elementary school for African American children ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boston African American National Historic Site
ⓘ
Museum of African American History, Boston ⓘ
linked to:
Museum of African American History
|
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | National Historic Landmark contributing property ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| significance | one of the first public schools in the United States built specifically for African American children ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 46 Joy Street ⓘ |
| theme |
African American education
ⓘ
abolitionist movement in Boston ⓘ |
| use |
museum building
ⓘ
school for African American children ⓘ |
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Subject: Abiel Smith School Description of subject: The Abiel Smith School is a historic 19th-century Boston school building recognized as one of the first public schools in the United States built specifically for African American children.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Abiel Smith School