Montpelier, Virginia
E117296
Montpelier, Virginia is a historic estate in Orange County best known as the lifelong home and plantation of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States and “Father of the Constitution.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Montpelier, Virginia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T491266 — 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: Montpelier, Virginia Context triple: [James Madison, residence, Montpelier, Virginia]
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A.
Middletown, Virginia
Middletown, Virginia is a small town in Frederick County in the northern Shenandoah Valley, known as a transportation junction and gateway between rural Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region.
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B.
Bluefield, Virginia
Bluefield, Virginia is a small independent city in southwestern Virginia near the West Virginia border, historically tied to coal mining and forming part of a bi-state community with Bluefield, West Virginia.
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C.
Springfield, Virginia
Springfield, Virginia is a suburban community in Fairfax County just south of Washington, D.C., known as a major transportation hub and residential area in Northern Virginia.
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D.
Kingstowne, Virginia
Kingstowne, Virginia is a large planned suburban community in Fairfax County near Alexandria, known for its residential neighborhoods, town center, and proximity to Washington, D.C.
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E.
Brambleton, Virginia
Brambleton, Virginia is a master-planned suburban community in Loudoun County known for its residential neighborhoods, town center, and family-oriented amenities.
- 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: Montpelier, Virginia Target entity description: Montpelier, Virginia is a historic estate in Orange County best known as the lifelong home and plantation of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States and “Father of the Constitution.”
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A.
Middletown, Virginia
Middletown, Virginia is a small town in Frederick County in the northern Shenandoah Valley, known as a transportation junction and gateway between rural Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region.
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B.
Bluefield, Virginia
Bluefield, Virginia is a small independent city in southwestern Virginia near the West Virginia border, historically tied to coal mining and forming part of a bi-state community with Bluefield, West Virginia.
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C.
Springfield, Virginia
Springfield, Virginia is a suburban community in Fairfax County just south of Washington, D.C., known as a major transportation hub and residential area in Northern Virginia.
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D.
Kingstowne, Virginia
Kingstowne, Virginia is a large planned suburban community in Fairfax County near Alexandria, known for its residential neighborhoods, town center, and proximity to Washington, D.C.
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E.
Brambleton, Virginia
Brambleton, Virginia is a master-planned suburban community in Loudoun County known for its residential neighborhoods, town center, and family-oriented amenities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic estate
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historic house museum ⓘ plantation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | James Madison’s Montpelier ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Federal
ⓘ
Georgian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bill of Rights
ⓘ
Dolley Madison ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Constitution
enslaved African Americans ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| formerResidenceOf | James Madison ⓘ |
| governingBody |
The Montpelier Foundation
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surface form:
Montpelier Foundation
|
| hasBuildingType | mansion ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
home of the “Father of the Constitution”
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site of interpretation of slavery and the early American republic ⓘ |
| hasExhibitFocus |
U.S. founding era
ⓘ
enslaved community at Montpelier ⓘ life of James Madison ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
educational center
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historic site ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| hasHistoricUse |
grain plantation
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tobacco plantation ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
agricultural land (historical)
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historic landscape ⓘ |
| hasOwner |
James Madison
ⓘ
surface form:
James Madison (historical)
Madison family artifacts ⓘ
surface form:
Madison family (historical)
|
| hasTourismType | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| lifelongHomeOf | James Madison ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orange County, Virginia
ⓘ
Piedmont region of Virginia ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the drafting of the U.S. Constitution
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association with the fourth president of the United States ⓘ being the lifelong home of James Madison ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
The Montpelier Foundation
ⓘ
surface form:
Montpelier Foundation
|
| partOf |
historic sites related to U.S. presidents
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plantation sites in the American South ⓘ |
| region | Central Virginia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Montpelier, Virginia Description of subject: Montpelier, Virginia is a historic estate in Orange County best known as the lifelong home and plantation of James Madison, the fourth president of the United States and “Father of the Constitution.”
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.