Edward Gorey House

E169046

historic house museum museum

The Edward Gorey House is a museum in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, dedicated to the life, art, and collections of the eccentric illustrator and author Edward Gorey, located in his former home.

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Label	Occurrences
Edward Gorey House canonical	3
The Edward Gorey House non-profit organization	2
The Edward Gorey House museum	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1479629 — 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.

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Target entity: Edward Gorey House
Context triple: [Yarmouth, Massachusetts, hasHistoricSite, Edward Gorey House]

A. Stephen King House
The Stephen King House is the famously ornate Victorian mansion in Bangor, Maine, that served as the longtime residence of horror author Stephen King and a popular attraction for his fans.
B. Emerson House
Emerson House is the historic Concord, Massachusetts home of transcendentalist writer and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, now preserved as a museum.
C. Gore Place
Gore Place is a historic Federal-style mansion and estate in Waltham, Massachusetts, known for its well-preserved architecture and role as the former country home of Massachusetts Governor Christopher Gore.
D. Blake House
Blake House is a historic residence and notable landmark located in the City of Fairfax, Virginia.
E. Sanborn House
Sanborn House is a historic early 20th-century mansion in Winchester, Massachusetts, noted for its distinctive architecture and role in the town’s cultural and civic history.
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: Edward Gorey House
Target entity description: The Edward Gorey House is a museum in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, dedicated to the life, art, and collections of the eccentric illustrator and author Edward Gorey, located in his former home.

A. Stephen King House
The Stephen King House is the famously ornate Victorian mansion in Bangor, Maine, that served as the longtime residence of horror author Stephen King and a popular attraction for his fans.
B. Emerson House
Emerson House is the historic Concord, Massachusetts home of transcendentalist writer and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson, now preserved as a museum.
C. Gore Place
Gore Place is a historic Federal-style mansion and estate in Waltham, Massachusetts, known for its well-preserved architecture and role as the former country home of Massachusetts Governor Christopher Gore.
D. Blake House
Blake House is a historic residence and notable landmark located in the City of Fairfax, Virginia.
E. Sanborn House
Sanborn House is a historic early 20th-century mansion in Winchester, Massachusetts, noted for its distinctive architecture and role in the town’s cultural and civic history.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic house museum ⓘ museum ⓘ
associatedWith	children’s literature illustration ⓘ gothic illustration ⓘ macabre art ⓘ
category	Biographical museums in Massachusetts ⓘ Literary museums in the United States ⓘ Museums in Barnstable County, Massachusetts ⓘ
closedSeason	winter ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dedicatedTo	Edward Gorey ⓘ
exhibits	materials related to Mystery! television series title sequence ⓘ rotating exhibitions on Edward Gorey’s work ⓘ
focusesOn	art of Edward Gorey ⓘ collections of Edward Gorey ⓘ life of Edward Gorey ⓘ
formerResidenceOf	Edward Gorey ⓘ
hasCollection	books by Edward Gorey ⓘ illustrations by Edward Gorey ⓘ objects from Edward Gorey’s personal collections ⓘ original artwork by Edward Gorey ⓘ personal belongings of Edward Gorey ⓘ theatrical ephemera collected by Edward Gorey ⓘ
hasExhibit	The Gashlycrumb Tinies-related items ⓘ set and costume designs by Edward Gorey ⓘ
hasFeature	gift shop ⓘ guided tours ⓘ seasonal opening hours ⓘ
heritageDesignation	local historic interest ⓘ
locatedIn	Barnstable County, Massachusetts ⓘ Cape Cod ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ Yarmouth ⓘ surface form: Yarmouth, Massachusetts
name	Edward Gorey House self-link ⓘ
namedAfter	Edward Gorey ⓘ
occupant	Edward Gorey ⓘ
opened	2002 ⓘ
openSeason	fall ⓘ spring ⓘ summer ⓘ
operatedBy	Edward Gorey House self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Edward Gorey House non-profit organization
postalCode	02675 ⓘ
runBy	Edward Gorey House self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Edward Gorey House non-profit organization
streetAddress	8 Strawberry Lane ⓘ
touristAttraction	Cape Cod ⓘ
typeOfMuseum	art museum ⓘ biographical museum ⓘ
website	https://www.edwardgoreyhouse.org/ ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yarmouth → hasHistoricSite → Edward Gorey House ⓘ

subject surface form: Yarmouth, Massachusetts

Edward Gorey → hasCollection → Edward Gorey House ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Edward Gorey House museum

Edward Gorey House → name → Edward Gorey House self-link ⓘ

Edward Gorey House → operatedBy → Edward Gorey House self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Edward Gorey House non-profit organization

Edward Gorey House → runBy → Edward Gorey House self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Edward Gorey House non-profit organization

Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts → hasLandmark → Edward Gorey House ⓘ

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