National Historic Landmark
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A National Historic Landmark is a designation given by the U.S. federal government to buildings, sites, structures, or objects recognized as having exceptional historical significance to the nation.
All labels observed (80)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8258 — 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: National Historic Landmark Context triple: [Brooklyn Bridge, heritageDesignation, National Historic Landmark]
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A.
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site is a preserved historic property in Independence, Missouri, that includes the longtime home and related sites associated with the 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman.
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B.
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is a presidential library and museum in Independence, Missouri, dedicated to preserving and presenting the life, presidency, and legacy of the 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman.
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C.
United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is the iconic neoclassical building in Washington, D.C., that houses the U.S. Congress and serves as a central symbol of American democracy.
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D.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the United States’ national cultural center and a major venue in Washington, D.C. for theater, music, dance, and other performing arts.
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E.
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art is a major U.S. art museum renowned for its extensive collection of European and American masterpieces, located on the National Mall.
- 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: National Historic Landmark Target entity description: A National Historic Landmark is a designation given by the U.S. federal government to buildings, sites, structures, or objects recognized as having exceptional historical significance to the nation.
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A.
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site is a preserved historic property in Independence, Missouri, that includes the longtime home and related sites associated with the 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman.
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B.
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is a presidential library and museum in Independence, Missouri, dedicated to preserving and presenting the life, presidency, and legacy of the 33rd U.S. president, Harry S. Truman.
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C.
United States Capitol
The United States Capitol is the iconic neoclassical building in Washington, D.C., that houses the U.S. Congress and serves as a central symbol of American democracy.
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D.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is the United States’ national cultural center and a major venue in Washington, D.C. for theater, music, dance, and other performing arts.
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E.
National Gallery of Art
The National Gallery of Art is a major U.S. art museum renowned for its extensive collection of European and American masterpieces, located on the National Mall.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage designation
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historic designation ⓘ |
| administeredBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| confers |
eligibility for preservation grants and technical assistance
ⓘ
limited protection under federal preservation laws ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| criterion |
exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States
ⓘ
national level of historical significance ⓘ |
| designatedBy |
United States Secretary of the Interior
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surface form:
Secretary of the Interior
|
| designates |
building
ⓘ
district ⓘ object ⓘ site ⓘ structure ⓘ |
| differentFrom |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| evaluatedBy | National Park System Advisory Board ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | NHL ⓘ |
| hasAssessmentCriterion |
association with events of national importance
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association with nationally significant persons ⓘ distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction ⓘ integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association ⓘ potential to yield nationally important historical or prehistorical information ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | resources on both public and private land ⓘ |
| hasPart |
National Historic Landmark building
ⓘ
National Historic Landmark self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Landmark district
National Historic Landmark object ⓘ National Historic Landmark site ⓘ National Historic Landmark structure ⓘ |
| hasScope | properties of national, not just local or state, significance ⓘ |
| higherStatusThan | ordinary National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ |
| inception | 1960 ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | National Park Service National Historic Landmarks Program publications ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Historic Sites Act of 1935
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National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Historic Landmark
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
National Historic Landmarks Program
National Park Service ⓘ
surface form:
United States National Park Service heritage programs
|
| purpose |
preservation of nationally significant historic resources
ⓘ
recognition of exceptional national historical significance ⓘ |
| regulates | use of official NHL name and emblem ⓘ |
| requiresConsentOf | property owner for designation ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
heritage register listing
ⓘ
historic site designation ⓘ protected historic resource ⓘ |
| usedIn |
heritage tourism promotion
ⓘ
historic preservation planning ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: National Historic Landmark Description of subject: A National Historic Landmark is a designation given by the U.S. federal government to buildings, sites, structures, or objects recognized as having exceptional historical significance to the nation.
Referenced by (1,415)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National Historic Landmarks Program
subject surface form:
Cape May Historic District
this entity surface form:
U.S. National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form:
National Historic Landmark (as part of Grand Central Terminal)
this entity surface form:
National Historic Landmark (as part of Grand Central Terminal)
this entity surface form:
National Historic Landmark of the United States
National Historic Landmark Old Patent Office Building
→
heritageDesignation
→
National Historic Landmark
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subject surface form:
Old Patent Office Building
subject surface form:
Old Patent Office Building
this entity surface form:
U.S. National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form:
U.S. National Historic Landmark
this entity surface form:
National Historic Landmark (as a reconstructed vessel and symbol)
Harrison Gray Otis House (First Otis House), Boston
→
heritageDesignation
→
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Harrison Gray Otis House (First Otis House)
subject surface form:
Wadsworth–Longfellow House
this entity surface form:
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Shirley Plantation, Charles City County, Virginia
→
hasHistoricDesignation
→
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
subject surface form:
Shirley Plantation
this entity surface form:
National Historic Landmarks Program
this entity surface form:
National Historic Landmarks in the United States
subject surface form:
Russellborough
this entity surface form:
National Historic Landmark (through Fort Monroe)
this entity surface form:
U.S. National Historic Landmark