Villa Lewaro
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Villa Lewaro is the historic New York estate built for entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C. J. Walker, recognized as a landmark of African American achievement and early 20th-century Black wealth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Villa Lewaro canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1657809 — 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: Villa Lewaro Context triple: [Madam C. J. Walker, hasHeritageSite, Villa Lewaro]
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A.
Villa Cipressi
Villa Cipressi is a historic lakeside villa and botanical garden on Lake Como in Varenna, Italy, known for its terraced gardens and scenic views.
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B.
Villa Carlotta
Villa Carlotta is a renowned 18th-century villa and botanical garden on Lake Como in Italy, famous for its art collections and terraced lakeside grounds.
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C.
Villa Las Estrellas
Villa Las Estrellas is a small Chilean civilian settlement and research support community located on King George Island in Antarctica.
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D.
Villa Emo
Villa Emo is a renowned 16th-century Venetian villa in Italy designed by Andrea Palladio, celebrated as one of the finest and most influential examples of Palladian architecture.
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E.
Villa Cisneros
Villa Cisneros, now known as Dakhla, is a coastal city in Western Sahara that historically served as a key Spanish colonial outpost and administrative hub.
- 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: Villa Lewaro Target entity description: Villa Lewaro is the historic New York estate built for entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C. J. Walker, recognized as a landmark of African American achievement and early 20th-century Black wealth.
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A.
Villa Cipressi
Villa Cipressi is a historic lakeside villa and botanical garden on Lake Como in Varenna, Italy, known for its terraced gardens and scenic views.
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B.
Villa Carlotta
Villa Carlotta is a renowned 18th-century villa and botanical garden on Lake Como in Italy, famous for its art collections and terraced lakeside grounds.
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C.
Villa Las Estrellas
Villa Las Estrellas is a small Chilean civilian settlement and research support community located on King George Island in Antarctica.
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D.
Villa Emo
Villa Emo is a renowned 16th-century Venetian villa in Italy designed by Andrea Palladio, celebrated as one of the finest and most influential examples of Palladian architecture.
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E.
Villa Cisneros
Villa Cisneros, now known as Dakhla, is a coastal city in Western Sahara that historically served as a key Spanish colonial outpost and administrative hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
estate
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historic house ⓘ landmark ⓘ museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | Vertner Woodson Tandy ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Italianate
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Mediterranean Revival architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
A'Lelia Walker
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surface form:
A’Lelia Walker
Harlem Renaissance ⓘ Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ
surface form:
Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company
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| builtFor | Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ |
| category |
African-American historic house museum
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Historic house museums in New York ⓘ Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in New York ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in New York ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | Progressive Era ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
icon of African American entrepreneurship
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symbol of Black success in the Jim Crow era ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
educational site
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historic site ⓘ symbol of early 20th-century Black wealth ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | landmark of African American achievement ⓘ |
| hasOwner |
A'Lelia Walker
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surface form:
A’Lelia Walker
Madam C. J. Walker ⓘ |
| hasVisitorAccess | by appointment ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
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| locatedIn |
Irvington, New York
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Westchester County, New York ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
A'Lelia Walker
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surface form:
A’Lelia Walker
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| notableFor |
being one of the first grand estates owned by an African American woman
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its association with philanthropy ⓘ its role in African American social and cultural life ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| significantFor |
African American history
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Madam C. J. Walker’s life ⓘ history of African American wealth ⓘ history of Black entrepreneurship ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| usedAs |
private residence
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site for cultural events ⓘ social gathering place ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Villa Lewaro Description of subject: Villa Lewaro is the historic New York estate built for entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C. J. Walker, recognized as a landmark of African American achievement and early 20th-century Black wealth.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.