The Wayside (historic house in Concord)
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The Wayside is a historic Concord, Massachusetts house best known as the longtime home of authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and later the Alcott family, making it a significant site in American literary and cultural history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Wayside (historic house in Concord) canonical | 1 |
| The Wayside, Concord, Massachusetts | 1 |
| The Wayside, Concord, Massachusetts, United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T226466 — 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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Wayside (historic house in Concord) Context triple: [Minute Man National Historical Park, protects, The Wayside (historic house in Concord)]
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A.
Wadsworth-Longfellow House
The Wadsworth-Longfellow House is a historic 18th-century home and museum best known as the childhood residence of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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B.
Conklin Farmhouse Museum
Conklin Farmhouse Museum is a historic 18th-century farmhouse in Huntington, New York, preserved as a museum showcasing early American and local Long Island history.
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C.
Rebecca Nurse Homestead, Danvers, Massachusetts
The Rebecca Nurse Homestead in Danvers, Massachusetts is a preserved 17th-century farmstead and museum best known as the home and burial site of Rebecca Nurse, one of the most famous victims of the Salem witch trials.
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D.
Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Hartford)
The Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Hartford is a historic museum and former residence of the famed abolitionist author, preserved to interpret her life, work, and impact on the anti-slavery movement.
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E.
Shirley Shaker Village
Shirley Shaker Village is a historic former Shaker religious community in Shirley, Massachusetts, known for its preserved 19th-century buildings and communal village layout.
- 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: The Wayside (historic house in Concord) Target entity description: The Wayside is a historic Concord, Massachusetts house best known as the longtime home of authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and later the Alcott family, making it a significant site in American literary and cultural history.
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A.
Wadsworth-Longfellow House
The Wadsworth-Longfellow House is a historic 18th-century home and museum best known as the childhood residence of American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
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B.
Conklin Farmhouse Museum
Conklin Farmhouse Museum is a historic 18th-century farmhouse in Huntington, New York, preserved as a museum showcasing early American and local Long Island history.
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C.
Rebecca Nurse Homestead, Danvers, Massachusetts
The Rebecca Nurse Homestead in Danvers, Massachusetts is a preserved 17th-century farmstead and museum best known as the home and burial site of Rebecca Nurse, one of the most famous victims of the Salem witch trials.
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D.
Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Hartford)
The Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Hartford is a historic museum and former residence of the famed abolitionist author, preserved to interpret her life, work, and impact on the anti-slavery movement.
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E.
Shirley Shaker Village
Shirley Shaker Village is a historic former Shaker religious community in Shirley, Massachusetts, known for its preserved 19th-century buildings and communal village layout.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
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literary landmark ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hillside
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The Wayside: Home of Authors ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Colonial
ⓘ
Victorian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Abolitionism
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American literature ⓘ Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| builtIn | early 18th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedAs | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Hawthorne’s study in the upper tower
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barn and outbuildings ⓘ historic gardens ⓘ interpretive exhibits on resident authors ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| location | Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| managedBy | Minute Man National Historical Park ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| nationalRegisterListingYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| near |
Concord Museum
ⓘ
Lexington Road ⓘ Orchard House ⓘ Old Manse ⓘ
surface form:
The Old Manse
|
| notableResident |
Abigail May Alcott
ⓘ
Bronson Alcott ⓘ
surface form:
Amos Bronson Alcott
Bronson Alcott ⓘ Daniel Lothrop ⓘ Harriet Lothrop ⓘ Louisa May Alcott ⓘ Nathaniel Hawthorne ⓘ Samuel Whitney ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf | Minute Man National Historical Park ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| servedAs |
home of Nathaniel Hawthorne and his family
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home of the Alcott family ⓘ home of the Lothrop family ⓘ |
| significance |
associated with the American Transcendentalist movement
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important site in American literary history ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 455 Lexington Road, Concord, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| theme | history of three literary families ⓘ |
| tourType | guided tours ⓘ |
| usedAs |
historic house museum
ⓘ
private residence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Wayside (historic house in Concord) Description of subject: The Wayside is a historic Concord, Massachusetts house best known as the longtime home of authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and later the Alcott family, making it a significant site in American literary and cultural history.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Wayside, Concord, Massachusetts, United States
this entity surface form:
The Wayside, Concord, Massachusetts