Barack Obama family homestead
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The Barack Obama family homestead is the ancestral home of former U.S. President Barack Obama’s paternal family in rural western Kenya, which has become a notable site of pilgrimage and tourism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barack Obama family homestead canonical | 1 |
| Barack Obama heritage sites in Kenya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10924562 — 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: Barack Obama family homestead Context triple: [Alego Kogelo, hasTouristAttraction, Barack Obama family homestead]
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A.
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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B.
Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace
Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace is a historic house museum dedicated to the early life of First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, wife of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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C.
Johnson House Historic Site
Johnson House Historic Site is a preserved 18th-century home in Germantown, Philadelphia, renowned for its role as a station on the Underground Railroad and its interpretation of African American history and abolitionism.
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D.
Mary Todd Lincoln House
The Mary Todd Lincoln House is a historic museum in Lexington, Kentucky, dedicated to the early life and legacy of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln.
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E.
Roosevelt’s Little White House
Roosevelt’s Little White House is the historic retreat in Warm Springs, Georgia, where President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought polio treatment, spent much of his presidency, and ultimately died in 1945.
- 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: Barack Obama family homestead Target entity description: The Barack Obama family homestead is the ancestral home of former U.S. President Barack Obama’s paternal family in rural western Kenya, which has become a notable site of pilgrimage and tourism.
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A.
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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B.
Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace
Mamie Doud Eisenhower Birthplace is a historic house museum dedicated to the early life of First Lady Mamie Eisenhower, wife of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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C.
Johnson House Historic Site
Johnson House Historic Site is a preserved 18th-century home in Germantown, Philadelphia, renowned for its role as a station on the Underground Railroad and its interpretation of African American history and abolitionism.
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D.
Mary Todd Lincoln House
The Mary Todd Lincoln House is a historic museum in Lexington, Kentucky, dedicated to the early life and legacy of Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln.
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E.
Roosevelt’s Little White House
Roosevelt’s Little White House is the historic retreat in Warm Springs, Georgia, where President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought polio treatment, spent much of his presidency, and ultimately died in 1945.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancestral home
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ pilgrimage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
2008 United States presidential election
ⓘ
Barack Obama’s 2015 visit to Kenya ⓘ |
| associatedWithOfficeHolder | 44th president of the United States ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| governedBy | local authorities in Siaya County ⓘ |
| hasAccessControl | visitor screening ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
African diaspora
ⓘ
Kenya ⓘ Luo community ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImpactOn | local community in Kogelo ⓘ |
| hasFamilyConnectionTo |
Barack Obama Sr.
ⓘ
Sarah Onyango Obama ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverageBy |
Kenyan media
ⓘ
international media ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure |
basic visitor facilities
ⓘ
improved local roads due to tourism ⓘ |
| hasPaternalFamilyConnectionTo | Barack Obama ⓘ |
| hasSecurity | Kenyan police presence during high-profile visits ⓘ |
| hasTourismSeasonality | increased visitors during major Obama-related anniversaries ⓘ |
| hasVisitorType |
domestic Kenyan tourists
ⓘ
international tourists ⓘ journalists ⓘ researchers ⓘ |
| languageUsedInArea |
English
ⓘ
Luo ⓘ Swahili ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kogelo
ⓘ
linked to:
Kogelo, Kenya
|
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Siaya County
ⓘ
former Nyanza Province ⓘ
linked to:
Nyanza Province
|
| locatedInRegion | western Kenya ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attracting visitors after Barack Obama’s rise to international prominence
ⓘ
being the ancestral home of Barack Obama’s paternal family ⓘ |
| ownershipType | family property ⓘ |
| partOf |
Barack Obama heritage sites in Kenya
ⓘ
linked to:
Barack Obama family homestead
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| pilgrimageType | political pilgrimage ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Barack Obama Presidential Center (as a complementary heritage site)
ⓘ
linked to:
Obama Presidential Center
|
| religionInArea |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| tourismType |
diaspora tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barack Obama family homestead Description of subject: The Barack Obama family homestead is the ancestral home of former U.S. President Barack Obama’s paternal family in rural western Kenya, which has become a notable site of pilgrimage and tourism.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Barack Obama family homestead