Lyman Estate
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Lyman Estate is a historic 18th-century country house and estate in Waltham, Massachusetts, noted for its Federal-style architecture and landscaped grounds.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lyman Estate canonical | 2 |
| Lyman Estate Historic District | 1 |
| Lyman Estate Mansion | 1 |
| The Lyman Estate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T818357 — 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: Lyman Estate Context triple: [Waltham, Massachusetts, hasLandmark, Lyman Estate]
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A.
Brooks Estate
Brooks Estate is a historic 19th-century estate and conservation area in Medford, Massachusetts, known for its preserved mansion, carriage house, and surrounding open space.
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B.
Bingham-Waggoner Estate
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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C.
Arlington Estate
Arlington Estate is the historic Virginia plantation that served as the home of the Custis-Lee family and later became the site of Arlington National Cemetery.
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D.
Emlen Physick Estate
The Emlen Physick Estate is a preserved Victorian house museum in Cape May, New Jersey, renowned as an outstanding example of Stick Style architecture and 19th-century seaside resort life.
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E.
Locust Grove Estate
Locust Grove Estate is a historic Hudson River–valley property in Poughkeepsie, New York, best known as the Italianate villa and former home of telegraph inventor Samuel F. B. Morse, now operated as a museum and landscaped estate.
- 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: Lyman Estate Target entity description: Lyman Estate is a historic 18th-century country house and estate in Waltham, Massachusetts, noted for its Federal-style architecture and landscaped grounds.
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A.
Brooks Estate
Brooks Estate is a historic 19th-century estate and conservation area in Medford, Massachusetts, known for its preserved mansion, carriage house, and surrounding open space.
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B.
Bingham-Waggoner Estate
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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C.
Arlington Estate
Arlington Estate is the historic Virginia plantation that served as the home of the Custis-Lee family and later became the site of Arlington National Cemetery.
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D.
Emlen Physick Estate
The Emlen Physick Estate is a preserved Victorian house museum in Cape May, New Jersey, renowned as an outstanding example of Stick Style architecture and 19th-century seaside resort life.
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E.
Locust Grove Estate
Locust Grove Estate is a historic Hudson River–valley property in Poughkeepsie, New York, best known as the Italianate villa and former home of telegraph inventor Samuel F. B. Morse, now operated as a museum and landscaped estate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country estate
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | Samuel McIntire ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Federal style ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Theodore Lyman
ⓘ
linked to:
Theodore Lyman III
|
| category |
Federal architecture in Massachusetts
ⓘ
Historic house museums in Massachusetts ⓘ Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Waltham, Massachusetts ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| city |
Waltham
ⓘ
linked to:
Waltham, Massachusetts
|
| completionDate | 1793 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| greenhouseSpecialty |
camellias
ⓘ
exotic plants ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lyman Estate Greenhouses
ⓘ
Lyman Estate Mansion ⓘ
linked to:
Lyman Estate
landscaped grounds ⓘ |
| hasUse |
event venue
ⓘ
historic house museum ⓘ wedding venue ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| historicPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| historicUse |
country retreat
ⓘ
gentleman’s farm ⓘ |
| inception | 1793 ⓘ |
| landscapeFeature |
formal gardens
ⓘ
rolling lawns ⓘ wooded areas ⓘ |
| location | Waltham, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Theodore Lyman
ⓘ
linked to:
Theodore Lyman III
|
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 70000738 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | building ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Historic New England ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Historic New England ⓘ |
| partOf | Waltham Multiple Resource Area ⓘ |
| preservationOrganization | Historic New England ⓘ |
| publicAccess |
guided tours
ⓘ
private events by reservation ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lyman Estate Description of subject: Lyman Estate is a historic 18th-century country house and estate in Waltham, Massachusetts, noted for its Federal-style architecture and landscaped grounds.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lyman Estate
linked to: Lyman Estate
linked to: Lyman Estate