Villa Vailima
E1040378
Villa Vailima is the historic Samoan residence best known as the former home of Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Villa Vailima canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13437360 — 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: Villa Vailima Context triple: [Vailima, alsoKnownAs, Villa Vailima]
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A.
Villa Lewaro
Villa Lewaro is the historic New York estate built for entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C. J. Walker, recognized as a landmark of African American achievement and early 20th-century Black wealth.
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B.
Villa Henny
Villa Henny is an early 20th-century Dutch modernist house renowned for its pioneering use of reinforced concrete and association with De Stijl architect Robert van ’t Hoff.
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C.
Miramar estate
Miramar estate is a historic property near Valldemossa on the island of Mallorca, known for its scenic coastal setting and cultural significance.
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D.
Villa Le Lac
Villa Le Lac is a small modernist lakeside house in Corseaux, Switzerland, designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret and celebrated as an early masterpiece of 20th-century architecture.
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E.
Villa Etelinda
Villa Etelinda is a historic seaside villa in Bordighera, Italy, known for its elegant architecture and association with prominent 19th-century visitors to the Ligurian Riviera.
- 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: Villa Vailima Target entity description: Villa Vailima is the historic Samoan residence best known as the former home of Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.
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A.
Villa Lewaro
Villa Lewaro is the historic New York estate built for entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C. J. Walker, recognized as a landmark of African American achievement and early 20th-century Black wealth.
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B.
Villa Henny
Villa Henny is an early 20th-century Dutch modernist house renowned for its pioneering use of reinforced concrete and association with De Stijl architect Robert van ’t Hoff.
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C.
Miramar estate
Miramar estate is a historic property near Valldemossa on the island of Mallorca, known for its scenic coastal setting and cultural significance.
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D.
Villa Le Lac
Villa Le Lac is a small modernist lakeside house in Corseaux, Switzerland, designed by Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret and celebrated as an early masterpiece of 20th-century architecture.
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E.
Villa Etelinda
Villa Etelinda is a historic seaside villa in Bordighera, Italy, known for its elegant architecture and association with prominent 19th-century visitors to the Ligurian Riviera.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
ⓘ
museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Robert Louis Stevenson House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stevenson’s Villa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | colonial ⓘ |
| associatedWithOccupation | writer ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWork |
A Footnote to History
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vailima Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1892 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1890 ⓘ |
| country | Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
cultural site
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| formerResident |
Fanny Stevenson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lloyd Osbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
Stevenson manuscripts and memorabilia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
life of Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
surrounding tropical gardens
ⓘ
wide verandas ⓘ wooden construction ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
historic residence
ⓘ
museum of Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGarden | yes ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfStoreys | 2 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Samoan ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vailima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Apia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Upolu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction | Robert Louis Stevenson’s tomb on Mount Vaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySite | Mount Vaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOccupant |
Fanny Stevenson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lloyd Osbourne NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Louis Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Samoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfResidenceEnd | 1894 ⓘ |
| periodOfResidenceStart | 1890 ⓘ |
| region | Tuamasaga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | former home of Robert Louis Stevenson in Samoa ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
literary tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Villa Vailima Description of subject: Villa Vailima is the historic Samoan residence best known as the former home of Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.