Bingham-Waggoner Estate

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historic house museum tourist attraction

The Bingham-Waggoner Estate is a historic 19th-century mansion and former home of artist-politician George Caleb Bingham, now preserved as a museum in Independence, Missouri.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Bingham-Waggoner Estate canonical	6
Bingham-Waggoner Historical Society	1
historic Bingham-Waggoner Estate	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T38296 — 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: Bingham-Waggoner Estate
Context triple: [Independence, Missouri, hasLandmark, Bingham-Waggoner Estate]

A. Griswold Hall
Griswold Hall is an academic and administrative building at Harvard Law School that houses faculty offices, classrooms, and legal research facilities.
B. Vaile Mansion
Vaile Mansion is a historic 19th-century Victorian estate in Independence, Missouri, renowned for its ornate architecture and role as a prominent local landmark.
C. Silver Hill
Silver Hill is a small commuter rail station in Weston, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA's Fitchburg Line.
D. Pine Hill
Pine Hill is the modestly elevated summit that serves as the highest natural point on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
E. Hillwood Development
Hillwood Development is a prominent real estate development company founded by Ross Perot Jr., known for large-scale commercial and mixed-use projects across the United States.
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: Bingham-Waggoner Estate
Target entity description: The Bingham-Waggoner Estate is a historic 19th-century mansion and former home of artist-politician George Caleb Bingham, now preserved as a museum in Independence, Missouri.

A. Griswold Hall
Griswold Hall is an academic and administrative building at Harvard Law School that houses faculty offices, classrooms, and legal research facilities.
B. Vaile Mansion
Vaile Mansion is a historic 19th-century Victorian estate in Independence, Missouri, renowned for its ornate architecture and role as a prominent local landmark.
C. Silver Hill
Silver Hill is a small commuter rail station in Weston, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA's Fitchburg Line.
D. Pine Hill
Pine Hill is the modestly elevated summit that serves as the highest natural point on Cape Cod in Massachusetts.
E. Hillwood Development
Hillwood Development is a prominent real estate development company founded by Ross Perot Jr., known for large-scale commercial and mixed-use projects across the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic house ⓘ museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
address	313 West Pacific Avenue, Independence, Missouri ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Italianate architecture ⓘ
area	approximately 19 acres ⓘ
builtIn	1850s ⓘ
category	Historic house museums in Missouri ⓘ Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri ⓘ Museums in Independence, Missouri ⓘ
city	Independence, Missouri ⓘ linked to: Independence, Missouri, United States
completionDate	1852 ⓘ
constructionStart	1851 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
function	cultural events ⓘ educational programs ⓘ guided tours ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle	Italianate ⓘ Victorian architecture ⓘ
hasFeature	carriage house ⓘ formal gardens ⓘ historic interior décor ⓘ original woodwork ⓘ outbuildings ⓘ period furnishings ⓘ
hasFormerResident	George Caleb Bingham ⓘ Waggoner family ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.bwestate.net/ ⓘ
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn	Independence, Missouri ⓘ linked to: Independence, Missouri, United States Jackson County, Missouri ⓘ Missouri ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
namedAfter	Bingham family ⓘ Waggoner family ⓘ
NRHPListingDate	1969 ⓘ
NRHPReferenceNumber	69000113 ⓘ
NRHPType	building ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
operator	Bingham-Waggoner Historical Society ⓘ linked to: Bingham-Waggoner Estate
originalOwner	John Lewis ⓘ
ownedBy	City of Independence, Missouri ⓘ linked to: Independence, Missouri, United States
significance	association with artist and politician George Caleb Bingham ⓘ example of mid-19th-century Italianate mansion ⓘ
situatedNear	Independence Square ⓘ Santa Fe Trail route ⓘ linked to: Santa Fe Trail
use	event venue ⓘ historic house museum ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Independence, Missouri → hasLandmark → Bingham-Waggoner Estate ⓘ

subject linked to: Independence, Missouri, United States

Bingham-Waggoner Estate → operator → Bingham-Waggoner Historical Society ⓘ

linked to: Bingham-Waggoner Estate

Independence, Missouri → hasMuseum → Bingham-Waggoner Estate ⓘ

subject linked to: Independence

Waggoner family → residence → Bingham-Waggoner Estate ⓘ

Waggoner family → associatedWith → Bingham-Waggoner Estate ⓘ

Waggoner family → heritageSiteConnection → historic Bingham-Waggoner Estate ⓘ

linked to: Bingham-Waggoner Estate

John Lewis (businessman, Independence, Missouri) → associatedWith → Bingham-Waggoner Estate ⓘ

subject linked to: John Lewis