Douglas Tomb State Historic Site, Chicago, Illinois
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Douglas Tomb State Historic Site in Chicago, Illinois is a historic monument and park that serves as the final resting place of 19th-century U.S. senator Stephen A. Douglas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Douglas Tomb State Historic Site, Chicago, Illinois canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2565593 — 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: Douglas Tomb State Historic Site, Chicago, Illinois Context triple: [Stephen A. Douglas, burialPlace, Douglas Tomb State Historic Site, Chicago, Illinois]
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A.
Glessner House, Chicago
Glessner House in Chicago is a landmark 19th-century residence celebrated for its fortress-like design and influential role in American residential architecture.
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B.
Illinois State Museum
The Illinois State Museum is a major state-run institution in Springfield that showcases Illinois’ natural history, anthropology, and art through collections, exhibits, and educational programs.
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C.
Washington Park, Chicago
Washington Park, Chicago is a large historic public park and surrounding neighborhood on the South Side known for its expansive green space, cultural institutions, and role in Chicago’s park and boulevard system.
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D.
Museum Campus Chicago
Museum Campus Chicago is a lakefront park and cultural complex in Chicago that unites major institutions like the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium around open green space and waterfront paths.
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E.
McKinley Park, Chicago
McKinley Park is a residential and industrial neighborhood on Chicago’s Southwest Side known for its namesake park, historic working-class character, and proximity to the city’s stockyards and canal.
- 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: Douglas Tomb State Historic Site, Chicago, Illinois Target entity description: Douglas Tomb State Historic Site in Chicago, Illinois is a historic monument and park that serves as the final resting place of 19th-century U.S. senator Stephen A. Douglas.
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A.
Glessner House, Chicago
Glessner House in Chicago is a landmark 19th-century residence celebrated for its fortress-like design and influential role in American residential architecture.
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B.
Illinois State Museum
The Illinois State Museum is a major state-run institution in Springfield that showcases Illinois’ natural history, anthropology, and art through collections, exhibits, and educational programs.
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C.
Washington Park, Chicago
Washington Park, Chicago is a large historic public park and surrounding neighborhood on the South Side known for its expansive green space, cultural institutions, and role in Chicago’s park and boulevard system.
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D.
Museum Campus Chicago
Museum Campus Chicago is a lakefront park and cultural complex in Chicago that unites major institutions like the Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium around open green space and waterfront paths.
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E.
McKinley Park, Chicago
McKinley Park is a residential and industrial neighborhood on Chicago’s Southwest Side known for its namesake park, historic working-class character, and proximity to the city’s stockyards and canal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic monument
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public park ⓘ state historic site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Classical Revival ⓘ |
| category |
monuments and memorials in Chicago
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parks in Chicago ⓘ tourist attraction in Chicago ⓘ |
| commemorates | Stephen A. Douglas ⓘ |
| contains |
bronze statue of Stephen A. Douglas
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granite monument ⓘ interpretive signage ⓘ landscaped grounds ⓘ stairways ⓘ terraces ⓘ tomb of Stephen A. Douglas ⓘ walkways ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasCoordinates |
approximate latitude 41.82 N
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approximate longitude -87.61 W ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue |
commemoration of 19th-century U.S. political history
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example of monumental funerary architecture ⓘ |
| hasUse |
cemetery
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memorial site ⓘ recreational park ⓘ |
| hasVisitorAccess | public ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Chicago Landmark
ⓘ
State Historic Sites of Illinois ⓘ
surface form:
Illinois state historic site
|
| heritageDesignationAppliesTo | Douglas Tomb State Historic Site ⓘ |
| inception | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Cook County ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood |
South Side, Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Bronzeville
|
| locatedNear | Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Cottage Grove Avenue
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surface form:
South Cottage Grove Avenue
|
| materialUsed |
bronze
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granite ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Stephen A. Douglas ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Illinois Institute of Technology
ⓘ
Lakefront parks of Chicago ⓘ |
| operator | Illinois Department of Natural Resources ⓘ |
| owner |
Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Illinois
|
| significantEvent | burial of Stephen A. Douglas ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Douglas Tomb State Historic Site, Chicago, Illinois Description of subject: Douglas Tomb State Historic Site in Chicago, Illinois is a historic monument and park that serves as the final resting place of 19th-century U.S. senator Stephen A. Douglas.
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