Oldest House in the United States (Santa Fe)
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The Oldest House in the United States (Santa Fe) is a historic adobe dwelling in Santa Fe, New Mexico, believed to date back to the early 17th century and often cited as one of the oldest surviving residential structures in the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oldest House in the U.S.A. | 1 |
| Oldest House in the United States (Santa Fe) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2702033 — 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: Oldest House in the United States (Santa Fe) Context triple: [Santa Fe Historic District, hasPart, Oldest House in the United States (Santa Fe)]
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Santa Fe Historic District
The Santa Fe Historic District is the preserved historic core of Santa Fe, New Mexico, known for its Pueblo Revival and Spanish Colonial architecture, narrow streets, and central Plaza that reflect the city’s centuries-old cultural heritage.
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Pecos Pueblo and Mission Church
Pecos Pueblo and Mission Church is a significant archaeological and historical site in New Mexico that preserves the remains of a major Puebloan settlement and its 17th-century Spanish colonial mission complex.
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C.
Avila Adobe
Avila Adobe is the oldest surviving residence in Los Angeles, now preserved as a historic house museum in the El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument district.
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Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo is a centuries-old Native American community in northern New Mexico, renowned for its multi-storied adobe buildings and continuous habitation as one of the oldest living communities in the United States.
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Palace of the Governors
The Palace of the Governors is a historic adobe building in Santa Fe that served as the seat of government for the Spanish colony of New Mexico and is now a museum and National Historic Landmark.
- 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: Oldest House in the United States (Santa Fe) Target entity description: The Oldest House in the United States (Santa Fe) is a historic adobe dwelling in Santa Fe, New Mexico, believed to date back to the early 17th century and often cited as one of the oldest surviving residential structures in the country.
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A.
Santa Fe Historic District
The Santa Fe Historic District is the preserved historic core of Santa Fe, New Mexico, known for its Pueblo Revival and Spanish Colonial architecture, narrow streets, and central Plaza that reflect the city’s centuries-old cultural heritage.
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B.
Pecos Pueblo and Mission Church
Pecos Pueblo and Mission Church is a significant archaeological and historical site in New Mexico that preserves the remains of a major Puebloan settlement and its 17th-century Spanish colonial mission complex.
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C.
Avila Adobe
Avila Adobe is the oldest surviving residence in Los Angeles, now preserved as a historic house museum in the El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument district.
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D.
Taos Pueblo
Taos Pueblo is a centuries-old Native American community in northern New Mexico, renowned for its multi-storied adobe buildings and continuous habitation as one of the oldest living communities in the United States.
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E.
Palace of the Governors
The Palace of the Governors is a historic adobe building in Santa Fe that served as the seat of government for the Spanish colony of New Mexico and is now a museum and National Historic Landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adobe dwelling
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historic house ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Pueblo style
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Spanish Colonial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pueblo peoples
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Santa Fe’s early settlement period ⓘ Spanish colonization of New Mexico ⓘ |
| buildingTechnique | traditional adobe brick construction ⓘ |
| city | Santa Fe ⓘ |
| claimedConstructionDate |
circa 1640
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early 17th century ⓘ |
| context | located in one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the United States ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| floorCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasBasement | no ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
artifacts related to early Santa Fe history
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interpretive displays about adobe construction ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adobe plaster exterior
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exposed wooden beams ⓘ small, low doorways ⓘ thick adobe walls ⓘ viga and latilla ceilings ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Oldest House
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Oldest House in the United States (Santa Fe) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Oldest House in the U.S.A.
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| hasSignage | claims to be the oldest house in the United States ⓘ |
| heritage |
Hispanic
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Indigenous Pueblo ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Santa Fe Historic District
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Santa Fe, New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedOn | East De Vargas Street ⓘ |
| material | adobe ⓘ |
| near | San Miguel Chapel ⓘ |
| partOf |
Santa Fe Trail
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surface form:
Old Santa Fe Trail area
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| preservationStatus | preserved and maintained as a historic structure ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
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surface form:
American Southwest
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| roofType | flat roof ⓘ |
| significance |
example of early Spanish Colonial adobe architecture in the Southwest
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often cited as one of the oldest surviving residential structures in the United States ⓘ |
| state | New Mexico ⓘ |
| tourism |
charges admission
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open to the public ⓘ |
| touristAppeal | popular stop on walking tours of Santa Fe ⓘ |
| use |
gift shop
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museum ⓘ residential building ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oldest House in the United States (Santa Fe) Description of subject: The Oldest House in the United States (Santa Fe) is a historic adobe dwelling in Santa Fe, New Mexico, believed to date back to the early 17th century and often cited as one of the oldest surviving residential structures in the country.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Oldest House in the United States (Santa Fe)
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hasNameVariant
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Oldest House in the United States (Santa Fe)
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Oldest House in the U.S.A.