Snake Alley Historic District
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Snake Alley Historic District is a historic area in Burlington, Iowa, centered around the famously winding brick street often called one of the most crooked in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Snake Alley Historic District canonical | 1 |
| Snake Alley area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T908798 — 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: Snake Alley Historic District Context triple: [Burlington, Iowa, United States, hasLandmark, Snake Alley Historic District]
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A.
Park Avenue Historic District
Park Avenue Historic District is a historic neighborhood and park-lined boulevard in downtown Tallahassee, Florida, known for its preserved 19th- and early 20th-century architecture and civic landmarks.
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B.
Stone Street Historic District
Stone Street Historic District is a cobblestoned, colonial-era commercial area in New York City’s Financial District known for its preserved 17th- and 18th-century streetscape and popular outdoor dining.
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C.
Union Avenue Historic Commercial District
The Union Avenue Historic Commercial District is a preserved historic downtown area in Pueblo, Colorado, known for its late 19th- and early 20th-century commercial architecture and role in the city’s early economic development.
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D.
Embarcadero Historic District
The Embarcadero Historic District is a waterfront area along San Francisco’s eastern shoreline known for its preserved maritime-era architecture, piers, and the iconic Ferry Building.
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E.
Jackson Boulevard Historic District
Jackson Boulevard Historic District is a historic residential and architectural district in Chicago known for its well-preserved late 19th- and early 20th-century homes and urban streetscape.
- 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: Snake Alley Historic District Target entity description: Snake Alley Historic District is a historic area in Burlington, Iowa, centered around the famously winding brick street often called one of the most crooked in the United States.
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A.
Park Avenue Historic District
Park Avenue Historic District is a historic neighborhood and park-lined boulevard in downtown Tallahassee, Florida, known for its preserved 19th- and early 20th-century architecture and civic landmarks.
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B.
Stone Street Historic District
Stone Street Historic District is a cobblestoned, colonial-era commercial area in New York City’s Financial District known for its preserved 17th- and 18th-century streetscape and popular outdoor dining.
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C.
Union Avenue Historic Commercial District
The Union Avenue Historic Commercial District is a preserved historic downtown area in Pueblo, Colorado, known for its late 19th- and early 20th-century commercial architecture and role in the city’s early economic development.
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D.
Embarcadero Historic District
The Embarcadero Historic District is a waterfront area along San Francisco’s eastern shoreline known for its preserved maritime-era architecture, piers, and the iconic Ferry Building.
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E.
Jackson Boulevard Historic District
Jackson Boulevard Historic District is a historic residential and architectural district in Chicago known for its well-preserved late 19th- and early 20th-century homes and urban streetscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| governingBody |
Burlington, Iowa
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surface form:
City of Burlington, Iowa
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| hasArchitecturalStyle | late 19th-century residential architecture ⓘ |
| hasBuildingMaterial |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
local landmark of Burlington, Iowa
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symbol of Burlington tourism marketing ⓘ |
| hasCurvatureCharacteristic | winding alignment ⓘ |
| hasCurveCount | multiple sharp curves ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
retaining walls along the street
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terraced landscaping ⓘ |
| hasLocalNickname |
Snake Alley Historic District
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Snake Alley area
one of the most crooked streets in the United States ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWaterBody | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Snake Alley
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historic brick street ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ retaining walls ⓘ sidewalks ⓘ stairways ⓘ terraced lots ⓘ |
| hasPavingPattern | brick laid in a decorative pattern ⓘ |
| hasSlope | steep grade ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
heritage tourism
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roadside attraction ⓘ |
| hasView | Mississippi River valley ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| isSubjectOf |
local walking tours
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travel articles about unusual streets ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Burlington, Iowa ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity |
Des Moines County, Iowa
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Iowa ⓘ
surface form:
State of Iowa
|
| maintenanceBy | City of Burlington public works department ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being called one of the most crooked streets in the United States
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winding brick street ⓘ |
| roadType | urban street ⓘ |
| significantStreet |
Burlington, Iowa
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surface form:
Snake Alley (Burlington, Iowa)
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| streetSurface | brick ⓘ |
| topography | steep hillside ⓘ |
| transportationFunction | connection between downtown Burlington and hilltop residential area ⓘ |
| urbanContext | Burlington downtown area ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pedestrian use
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tourism ⓘ vehicular traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Snake Alley Historic District Description of subject: Snake Alley Historic District is a historic area in Burlington, Iowa, centered around the famously winding brick street often called one of the most crooked in the United States.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Snake Alley Historic District
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hasLocalNickname
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Snake Alley Historic District
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Snake Alley area