The Mercer–Williams House
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The Mercer–Williams House is a historic 19th-century mansion in Savannah, Georgia, famed for its Italianate architecture and its central role in the book and film "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mercer–Williams House | 1 |
| The Mercer–Williams House canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10535831 — 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: The Mercer–Williams House Context triple: [Monterey Square, nearbyLandmark, The Mercer–Williams House]
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A.
Buttolph-Williams House
The Buttolph-Williams House is a historic 17th-century New England saltbox house and museum renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture and period furnishings.
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B.
Wyckoff-Garretson House
The Wyckoff-Garretson House is a historic 18th-century Dutch colonial farmhouse and landmark located in Somerset, New Jersey.
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C.
Grant-Humphreys Mansion
Grant-Humphreys Mansion is a historic Beaux-Arts mansion in Denver, Colorado, known for its association with prominent political figures and its use as an event and cultural venue.
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D.
Nathaniel Russell House
The Nathaniel Russell House is a renowned early 19th-century neoclassical townhouse in Charleston, South Carolina, celebrated for its elaborate interiors and iconic free-flying spiral staircase.
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E.
Isaac D. Fletcher House
The Isaac D. Fletcher House is a grand Gilded Age mansion in New York City, designed in an opulent French Gothic and Renaissance Revival style and later incorporated into the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- 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: The Mercer–Williams House Target entity description: The Mercer–Williams House is a historic 19th-century mansion in Savannah, Georgia, famed for its Italianate architecture and its central role in the book and film "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."
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A.
Buttolph-Williams House
The Buttolph-Williams House is a historic 17th-century New England saltbox house and museum renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture and period furnishings.
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B.
Wyckoff-Garretson House
The Wyckoff-Garretson House is a historic 18th-century Dutch colonial farmhouse and landmark located in Somerset, New Jersey.
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C.
Grant-Humphreys Mansion
Grant-Humphreys Mansion is a historic Beaux-Arts mansion in Denver, Colorado, known for its association with prominent political figures and its use as an event and cultural venue.
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D.
Nathaniel Russell House
The Nathaniel Russell House is a renowned early 19th-century neoclassical townhouse in Charleston, South Carolina, celebrated for its elaborate interiors and iconic free-flying spiral staircase.
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E.
Isaac D. Fletcher House
The Isaac D. Fletcher House is a grand Gilded Age mansion in New York City, designed in an opulent French Gothic and Renaissance Revival style and later incorporated into the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | John S. Norris ⓘ |
| architecturalFeature |
arched windows
ⓘ
bracketed cornice ⓘ elaborate ironwork ⓘ low hipped roof ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Italianate architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jim Williams murder trials
ⓘ
Savannah tourism ⓘ |
| city | Savannah ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1868 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1860 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| famousFor |
appearance in the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
ⓘ
appearance in the film Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ⓘ |
| featuredInBook | Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ⓘ |
| featuredInFilm |
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
|
| filmDirectorAssociated | Clint Eastwood ⓘ |
| hasBalcony | yes ⓘ |
| hasBasement | yes ⓘ |
| hasCarriageHouse | yes ⓘ |
| hasCourtyard | yes ⓘ |
| hasStaircase | grand interior staircase ⓘ |
| hasUse |
museum
ⓘ
private residence ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | contributing property to the Savannah Historic District ⓘ |
| interiorStyle | Victorian ⓘ |
| laterOwner |
Dorothy Kingery
ⓘ
Jim Williams ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricDistrict | Savannah Historic District ⓘ |
| location |
Savannah, Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Savannah
|
| material | brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hugh W. Mercer ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Armstrong House
ⓘ
linked to:
The Armstrong House
Forsyth Park ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 3 ⓘ |
| offers | guided tours ⓘ |
| originalClient | Hugh W. Mercer ⓘ |
| overlooks | Monterey Square ⓘ |
| partOf |
Monterey Square ensemble
ⓘ
linked to:
Monterey Square
|
| region | American South ⓘ |
| roofMaterial | slate ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 429 Bull Street ⓘ |
| tourFocus |
architecture
ⓘ
decorative arts ⓘ history of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Mercer–Williams House Description of subject: The Mercer–Williams House is a historic 19th-century mansion in Savannah, Georgia, famed for its Italianate architecture and its central role in the book and film "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Mercer–Williams House