Old New Castle Historic District
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Old New Castle Historic District is a preserved colonial-era waterfront town center in Delaware known for its 17th–19th century architecture and significant role in early American history.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Castle Historic District | 1 |
| New Castle Historic District National Historic Landmark | 1 |
| Old New Castle Courthouse | 1 |
| Old New Castle Historic District canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1203034 — 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: Old New Castle Historic District Context triple: [New Castle County, Delaware, containsLandmark, Old New Castle Historic District]
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A.
Historic Richmond Town
Historic Richmond Town is a living history village and museum complex on Staten Island that preserves and interprets centuries of New York City’s rural and small-town past through historic buildings, artifacts, and reenactments.
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B.
Salisbury Historic District
Salisbury Historic District is a nationally recognized historic area in Salisbury, North Carolina, known for its well-preserved 19th- and early 20th-century architecture and its significance in the region’s cultural and architectural history.
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C.
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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D.
Chatham Historic District
Chatham Historic District is a preserved area in Chatham, Massachusetts, known for its well-maintained 18th- and 19th-century architecture and its reflection of the town’s maritime and coastal New England heritage.
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E.
Annapolis Historic District
Annapolis Historic District is a nationally significant historic area in Annapolis, Maryland, known for its well-preserved 18th-century architecture, colonial-era street plan, and role as a former U.S. capital.
- 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: Old New Castle Historic District Target entity description: Old New Castle Historic District is a preserved colonial-era waterfront town center in Delaware known for its 17th–19th century architecture and significant role in early American history.
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A.
Historic Richmond Town
Historic Richmond Town is a living history village and museum complex on Staten Island that preserves and interprets centuries of New York City’s rural and small-town past through historic buildings, artifacts, and reenactments.
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B.
Salisbury Historic District
Salisbury Historic District is a nationally recognized historic area in Salisbury, North Carolina, known for its well-preserved 19th- and early 20th-century architecture and its significance in the region’s cultural and architectural history.
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C.
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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D.
Chatham Historic District
Chatham Historic District is a preserved area in Chatham, Massachusetts, known for its well-maintained 18th- and 19th-century architecture and its reflection of the town’s maritime and coastal New England heritage.
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E.
Annapolis Historic District
Annapolis Historic District is a nationally significant historic area in Annapolis, Maryland, known for its well-preserved 18th-century architecture, colonial-era street plan, and role as a former U.S. capital.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Register of Historic Places listing
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historic district ⓘ historic town center ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| governingBody |
New Castle
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surface form:
City of New Castle
|
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
19th-century American architecture
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Colonial architecture ⓘ Federal architecture ⓘ Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
cobblestone or brick streets
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dense collection of historic houses ⓘ waterfront orientation ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
civic center
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residential area ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasLegalProtection | local historic preservation ordinances ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | protected historic area ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryConstructionMaterial |
brick
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wood ⓘ |
| hasSignificantBuilding |
Amstel House
ⓘ
Immanuel Episcopal Church on the Green ⓘ New Castle Court House Museum ⓘ
surface form:
New Castle Court House
Old Dutch House ⓘ |
| hasSignificantSite | The Green in New Castle ⓘ |
| hasStreetPattern | colonial-era street grid ⓘ |
| hasTourismType | heritage tourism destination ⓘ |
| hasUrbanForm | planned town around a central green ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark District
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
early administrative center in Delaware
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early colonial settlement in Delaware ⓘ |
| knownFor |
17th–19th century architecture
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preserved colonial-era townscape ⓘ role in early American history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delaware
ⓘ
New Castle County, Delaware ⓘ New Castle, Delaware ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Delaware River waterfront ⓘ |
| near | Wilmington, Delaware ⓘ |
| partOf |
Delaware River colonial settlements
ⓘ
New Castle, Delaware ⓘ
surface form:
city of New Castle
|
| periodOfSignificance |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old New Castle Historic District Description of subject: Old New Castle Historic District is a preserved colonial-era waterfront town center in Delaware known for its 17th–19th century architecture and significant role in early American history.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
New Castle, Delaware
this entity surface form:
New Castle Historic District
subject surface form:
New Castle, Delaware
this entity surface form:
Old New Castle Courthouse
this entity surface form:
New Castle Historic District National Historic Landmark