Old King’s House site
E240109
The Old King’s House site is the historic location in Spanish Town, Jamaica, where the former residence of the island’s British colonial governors once stood.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King’s House site | 1 |
| Old King’s House | 1 |
| Old King’s House grounds | 1 |
| Old King’s House site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2149789 — 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 King’s House site Context triple: [Spanish Town, hasLandmark, Old King’s House site]
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A.
Kent Hall
Kent Hall is an academic building at Columbia University’s Morningside Heights campus, historically associated with housing language and international studies departments.
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B.
King’s Manor
King’s Manor is a historic building complex in York, England, that serves as one of the University of York’s city-centre teaching and research sites.
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C.
Campbell Mansion
Campbell Mansion is a historic 19th-century residence in Bethany, West Virginia, closely associated with the early Restoration Movement and religious leader Alexander Campbell.
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D.
Culross Palace
Culross Palace is a well-preserved 16th–17th century merchant’s house in Culross, Scotland, noted for its distinctive ochre-yellow walls, period interiors, and historic gardens.
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E.
Wallace House
Wallace House is a historic family residence associated with the Wallace family, notable as a preserved example of their domestic and social legacy.
- 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 King’s House site Target entity description: The Old King’s House site is the historic location in Spanish Town, Jamaica, where the former residence of the island’s British colonial governors once stood.
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A.
Kent Hall
Kent Hall is an academic building at Columbia University’s Morningside Heights campus, historically associated with housing language and international studies departments.
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B.
King’s Manor
King’s Manor is a historic building complex in York, England, that serves as one of the University of York’s city-centre teaching and research sites.
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C.
Campbell Mansion
Campbell Mansion is a historic 19th-century residence in Bethany, West Virginia, closely associated with the early Restoration Movement and religious leader Alexander Campbell.
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D.
Culross Palace
Culross Palace is a well-preserved 16th–17th century merchant’s house in Culross, Scotland, noted for its distinctive ochre-yellow walls, period interiors, and historic gardens.
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E.
Wallace House
Wallace House is a historic family residence associated with the Wallace family, notable as a preserved example of their domestic and social legacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial administration in Jamaica
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governors of Jamaica ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | governance of Jamaica under British rule ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| formerFunction | residence of British colonial governors of Jamaica ⓘ |
| formerSiteOf |
Old King’s House (Spanish Town)
ⓘ
surface form:
King’s House, Spanish Town
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| governorResidenceFor | British governors of Jamaica ⓘ |
| governorResidenceUntil | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
people of Jamaica
ⓘ
residents of Spanish Town ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | national historic significance to Jamaica ⓘ |
| hasRemainsOf |
architectural fragments of King’s House
ⓘ
foundations of King’s House ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected historic site (Jamaica) ⓘ |
| historicalEra | British colonial period in Jamaica ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Spanish Town ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Jamaica ⓘ |
| locatedInParish | Saint Catherine Parish ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Old King’s House site
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Old King’s House grounds
|
| near |
Old Court House, Spanish Town
ⓘ
Spanish Town ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Town Square
St Jago de la Vega Cathedral ⓘ
surface form:
St. Jago de la Vega Cathedral
|
| partOf | historic centre of Spanish Town ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of colonial political power in Jamaica ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism attraction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education about Spanish Town’s role as former capital of Jamaica
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historical interpretation of colonial Jamaica ⓘ |
| wasCapitalContextFor | Spanish Town as capital of Jamaica ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old King’s House site Description of subject: The Old King’s House site is the historic location in Spanish Town, Jamaica, where the former residence of the island’s British colonial governors once stood.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King’s House site
this entity surface form:
Old King’s House
this entity surface form:
Old King’s House grounds