Grosse Point Lighthouse
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Grosse Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on the shore of Lake Michigan, notable for guiding ships into the Chicago area and now serving as a preserved landmark and museum.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grosse Point Lighthouse canonical | 4 |
| Grosse Point Lighthouse Reservation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1136001 — 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: Grosse Point Lighthouse Context triple: [Evanston, Illinois, hasLandmark, Grosse Point Lighthouse]
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A.
Marquette Harbor Lighthouse
Marquette Harbor Lighthouse is a historic red-brick navigational beacon on Lake Superior that has guided ships into Marquette, Michigan’s harbor since the 19th century.
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B.
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon and museum located at the northern tip of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, overlooking the Mackinac Bridge and the Straits of Mackinac.
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C.
Lorain Lighthouse
Lorain Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Lake Erie, known for its distinctive architecture and status as an iconic symbol of Lorain, Ohio.
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D.
Drum Point Lighthouse
Drum Point Lighthouse is a historic screw-pile lighthouse originally built in the 19th century to mark the entrance to Maryland’s Patuxent River and now preserved as a museum exhibit.
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E.
Fort Gratiot Lighthouse
Fort Gratiot Lighthouse is the oldest operating lighthouse in Michigan, standing at the entrance to the St. Clair River on Lake Huron and serving as a historic maritime landmark.
- 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: Grosse Point Lighthouse Target entity description: Grosse Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on the shore of Lake Michigan, notable for guiding ships into the Chicago area and now serving as a preserved landmark and museum.
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A.
Marquette Harbor Lighthouse
Marquette Harbor Lighthouse is a historic red-brick navigational beacon on Lake Superior that has guided ships into Marquette, Michigan’s harbor since the 19th century.
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B.
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse
Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon and museum located at the northern tip of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, overlooking the Mackinac Bridge and the Straits of Mackinac.
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C.
Lorain Lighthouse
Lorain Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon on Lake Erie, known for its distinctive architecture and status as an iconic symbol of Lorain, Ohio.
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D.
Drum Point Lighthouse
Drum Point Lighthouse is a historic screw-pile lighthouse originally built in the 19th century to mark the entrance to Maryland’s Patuxent River and now preserved as a museum exhibit.
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E.
Fort Gratiot Lighthouse
Fort Gratiot Lighthouse is the oldest operating lighthouse in Michigan, standing at the entrance to the St. Clair River on Lake Huron and serving as a historic maritime landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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lighthouse ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1976 ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian-era utilitarian ⓘ |
| associatedWithBodyOfWater | Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| category |
Lighthouses on the Great Lakes
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Museums in Evanston, Illinois ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1873 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
brick
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stone ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1872 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| county | Cook County, Illinois ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic landmark
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museum ⓘ |
| designation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| focalHeight | about 120 feet ⓘ |
| functionStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
fog signal building
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keeper’s dwelling ⓘ oil house ⓘ |
| height |
113 feet
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about 34 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected historic structure ⓘ |
| historicSignificance |
aided navigation into Chicago harbor
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important for Great Lakes shipping ⓘ |
| lanternColor | black ⓘ |
| lensType | second-order Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| lightSource | Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea |
Grosse Point Lighthouse
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Grosse Point Lighthouse Reservation
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| locatedOn | shore of Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| location | Evanston, Illinois ⓘ |
| managingOrganization |
Evanston, Illinois
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surface form:
City of Evanston
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| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago, Illinois
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| offers | guided tours ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Evanston History Center ⓘ |
| owner |
Evanston, Illinois
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surface form:
City of Evanston
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| purpose | to guide ships into the Chicago area ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Chicago metropolitan area
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surface form:
Chicago area
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| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | parkland ⓘ |
| towerColor | cream-colored ⓘ |
| towerShape | conical tower ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1874 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grosse Point Lighthouse Description of subject: Grosse Point Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on the shore of Lake Michigan, notable for guiding ships into the Chicago area and now serving as a preserved landmark and museum.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Grosse Point Lighthouse
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locatedInProtectedArea
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Grosse Point Lighthouse
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Grosse Point Lighthouse Reservation
subject surface form:
Lighthouse Beach (Evanston)
subject surface form:
Lighthouse Beach (Evanston)
subject surface form:
Lighthouse Beach (Evanston)