Edmund Fowle House
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The Edmund Fowle House is a historic 18th-century residence in Watertown, Massachusetts, notable for serving as an early meeting place of the Massachusetts government during the American Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edmund Fowle House canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T797389 — 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: Edmund Fowle House Context triple: [Watertown, Massachusetts, hasHistoricSite, Edmund Fowle House]
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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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B.
Hancock-Clarke House
The Hancock-Clarke House is a historic colonial-era home and museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, best known as the site where Paul Revere and William Dawes warned John Hancock and Samuel Adams of approaching British troops on the night of April 18, 1775.
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C.
Dana–Thomas House
The Dana–Thomas House is a renowned Prairie School residence in Springfield, Illinois, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and celebrated for its integrated art glass, furnishings, and architectural harmony.
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D.
McCormick House
McCormick House is a historic mansion and former residence of Chicago Tribune publisher Robert R. McCormick, now serving as a museum and centerpiece of the Cantigny Park estate in Wheaton, Illinois.
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E.
McLean House
McLean House is the historic Virginia residence where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, effectively ending major combat in the American Civil War.
- 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: Edmund Fowle House Target entity description: The Edmund Fowle House is a historic 18th-century residence in Watertown, Massachusetts, notable for serving as an early meeting place of the Massachusetts government during the American Revolution.
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A.
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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B.
Hancock-Clarke House
The Hancock-Clarke House is a historic colonial-era home and museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, best known as the site where Paul Revere and William Dawes warned John Hancock and Samuel Adams of approaching British troops on the night of April 18, 1775.
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C.
Dana–Thomas House
The Dana–Thomas House is a renowned Prairie School residence in Springfield, Illinois, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and celebrated for its integrated art glass, furnishings, and architectural harmony.
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D.
McCormick House
McCormick House is a historic mansion and former residence of Chicago Tribune publisher Robert R. McCormick, now serving as a museum and centerpiece of the Cantigny Park estate in Wheaton, Illinois.
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E.
McLean House
McLean House is the historic Virginia residence where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, effectively ending major combat in the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
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historic house ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Watertown, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Historic house museums in Massachusetts ⓘ Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts ⓘ Museums in Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| city | Watertown ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalHeritage | United States colonial history ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
artifacts related to Watertown history
ⓘ
artifacts related to the American Revolution ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
educational exhibits
ⓘ
local history interpretation ⓘ |
| hasType | 18th-century residence ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places listing
ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| historicDesignationReason | association with the Massachusetts government during the American Revolution ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Watertown, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedOnStreet | Marshall Street ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edmund Fowle ⓘ |
| NRHPStatus | listed ⓘ |
| NRHPType | building ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Historical Society of Watertown ⓘ |
| owner | Historical Society of Watertown ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| significance | early meeting place of the Massachusetts government ⓘ |
| significantEvent | meetings of the Massachusetts government during the American Revolution ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
American Revolution
ⓘ
linked to:
American Revolutionary era
|
| significantYear |
1775
ⓘ
1776 ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| topic |
American Revolutionary War history
ⓘ
Massachusetts colonial government ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts Bay Colony
|
| tourism | local tourist attraction ⓘ |
| use | historic house museum ⓘ |
| usedFor |
government meeting place
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residence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edmund Fowle House Description of subject: The Edmund Fowle House is a historic 18th-century residence in Watertown, Massachusetts, notable for serving as an early meeting place of the Massachusetts government during the American Revolution.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.