Down House, Downe, Kent
E1629
Down House in Downe, Kent is the former home of naturalist Charles Darwin, where he lived for decades and developed his theory of evolution by natural selection.
Aliases (6)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country house
→
historic house → museum → |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian → |
| associatedWith |
On the Origin of Species
→
Victorian era → history of science → theory of evolution by natural selection → |
| category |
Charles Darwin sites
→
biographical museums in the United Kingdom → historic house museums in Kent → science museums in England → |
| country | United Kingdom → |
| formerResident | Charles Darwin → |
| hasExhibit |
Darwin family rooms
→
Darwin manuscripts → evolutionary biology displays → scientific instruments → |
| hasFeature |
Darwin’s sandwalk
→
Darwin’s study → greenhouse → orchard → walled garden → |
| hasFunction | educational site → |
| hasGarden | Darwin’s experimental garden → |
| hasName |
Down House, Downe, Kent
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surface form: "Down House"
|
| hasVillage | Downe → |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
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Scheduled monument → |
| historicalCounty | Kent → |
| locatedIn |
Downe
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England → Kent → United Kingdom → |
| managedBy | English Heritage → |
| near |
Biggin Hill
→
Orpington → |
| notableResident | Charles Darwin → |
| openToPublic | true → |
| ownedBy | Charles Darwin → |
| region | London Borough of Bromley → |
| significantEvent |
development of theory of evolution by natural selection
→
writing of On the Origin of Species → |
| touristAttraction | true → |
| use |
historic house museum
→
museum of Charles Darwin → |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Downe, Kent, England"
this entity surface form: "Down House"
this entity surface form: "Down House, Darwin’s former residence"
this entity surface form: "grounds of Down House"
this entity surface form: "Down House, Downe, Kent, England"
this entity surface form: "Down House, Downe, Kent, England"
this entity surface form: "Down House, Kent, England"