McLean Asylum for the Insane
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McLean Asylum for the Insane was a prominent 19th-century psychiatric institution in Massachusetts that evolved into the modern McLean Hospital, known for its influential role in mental health care and research.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| McLean Asylum | 1 |
| McLean Asylum for the Insane canonical | 1 |
| McLean Insane Asylum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1024804 — 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: McLean Asylum for the Insane Context triple: [McLean Hospital, formerName, McLean Asylum for the Insane]
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A.
McLean House
McLean House is the historic Virginia residence where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, effectively ending major combat in the American Civil War.
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B.
Codman Estate
Codman Estate is a historic country house and landscaped grounds in Lincoln, Massachusetts, preserved as a museum that reflects over two centuries of New England family life and architecture.
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C.
Silver Hill
Silver Hill is a small commuter rail station in Weston, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA's Fitchburg Line.
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D.
New York State Inebriate Asylum
The New York State Inebriate Asylum was a 19th-century psychiatric hospital in Binghamton, New York, recognized as one of the first institutions in the United States dedicated specifically to the treatment of alcoholism.
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E.
Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane
The Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane is a historic 19th-century psychiatric hospital complex in Buffalo, New York, renowned for its monumental Romanesque Revival architecture and influential role in the evolution of mental health facility design.
- 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: McLean Asylum for the Insane Target entity description: McLean Asylum for the Insane was a prominent 19th-century psychiatric institution in Massachusetts that evolved into the modern McLean Hospital, known for its influential role in mental health care and research.
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A.
McLean House
McLean House is the historic Virginia residence where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, effectively ending major combat in the American Civil War.
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B.
Codman Estate
Codman Estate is a historic country house and landscaped grounds in Lincoln, Massachusetts, preserved as a museum that reflects over two centuries of New England family life and architecture.
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C.
Silver Hill
Silver Hill is a small commuter rail station in Weston, Massachusetts, served by the MBTA's Fitchburg Line.
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D.
New York State Inebriate Asylum
The New York State Inebriate Asylum was a 19th-century psychiatric hospital in Binghamton, New York, recognized as one of the first institutions in the United States dedicated specifically to the treatment of alcoholism.
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E.
Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane
The Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane is a historic 19th-century psychiatric hospital complex in Buffalo, New York, renowned for its monumental Romanesque Revival architecture and influential role in the evolution of mental health facility design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mental health institution
ⓘ
psychiatric hospital ⓘ psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Harvard Medical School
ⓘ
Harvard Medical School ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
McLean Asylum for the Insane
ⓘ
surface form:
McLean Asylum
McLean Asylum for the Insane ⓘ
surface form:
McLean Insane Asylum
|
| architecturalStyle | Kirkbride Plan (original Somerville campus, associated style) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedOrTransformed |
McLean Hospital
ⓘ
surface form:
transformed into McLean Hospital
|
| governedBy | Board of Trustees of Massachusetts General Hospital ⓘ |
| hasFocus |
clinical care
ⓘ
education and training in psychiatry ⓘ psychiatric research ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | major center for psychiatric treatment and research as McLean Hospital ⓘ |
| hasPatientType |
inpatients
ⓘ
outpatients ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1811 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belmont, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Belmont, Massachusetts ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ Somerville, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John McLean ⓘ |
| notableFor |
care of prominent literary and artistic figures (later as McLean Hospital)
ⓘ
early adoption of moral treatment principles ⓘ influential role in development of American psychiatry ⓘ research in mental health ⓘ |
| opened | 1818 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Massachusetts General Hospital ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Massachusetts General Hospital
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts General Hospital Corporation
|
| partOf | Massachusetts General Hospital ⓘ |
| publicOrPrivate | private nonprofit ⓘ |
| regionServed | New England ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | Belmont, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| relocationDate | 1895 ⓘ |
| renamedAs | McLean Hospital ⓘ |
| renamingDate | 1890s ⓘ |
| sector | health care ⓘ |
| specialty |
mental health care
ⓘ
psychiatry ⓘ treatment of mental illness ⓘ |
| successor | McLean Hospital ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: McLean Asylum for the Insane Description of subject: McLean Asylum for the Insane was a prominent 19th-century psychiatric institution in Massachusetts that evolved into the modern McLean Hospital, known for its influential role in mental health care and research.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
McLean Asylum
this entity surface form:
McLean Insane Asylum