Brattleboro Retreat
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historic district contributing property
mental health treatment center
nonprofit organization
psychiatric hospital
Brattleboro Retreat is a historic psychiatric hospital and mental health treatment center located in Brattleboro, Vermont.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brattleboro Retreat Historic District | 2 |
| Brattleboro Retreat canonical | 1 |
| Brattleboro Retreat Board of Trustees | 1 |
| Brattleboro Retreat Farm | 1 |
| Brattleboro Retreat Tower Building | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3469914 — 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: Brattleboro Retreat Context triple: [Brattleboro, Vermont, hasInstitution, Brattleboro Retreat]
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A.
Medfield State Hospital
Medfield State Hospital is a historic, now-closed psychiatric hospital in Medfield, Massachusetts, known for its extensive campus and frequent use as a filming location for movies and television.
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B.
Bridgton Hospital
Bridgton Hospital is a community healthcare facility serving residents of Bridgton and the surrounding Lake Region area in western Maine.
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C.
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Battle Creek Sanitarium was a famous health resort and medical institution in Battle Creek, Michigan, led by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and known for pioneering diet, exercise, and holistic wellness practices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Saybrook Manor, Connecticut
Saybrook Manor, Connecticut is a coastal residential community and census-designated place within the town of Old Saybrook in Middlesex County.
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E.
Minnetrista
Minnetrista is a semi-rural city in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minnesota, known for its lakes, open spaces, and residential communities.
- 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: Brattleboro Retreat Target entity description: Brattleboro Retreat is a historic psychiatric hospital and mental health treatment center located in Brattleboro, Vermont.
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A.
Medfield State Hospital
Medfield State Hospital is a historic, now-closed psychiatric hospital in Medfield, Massachusetts, known for its extensive campus and frequent use as a filming location for movies and television.
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B.
Bridgton Hospital
Bridgton Hospital is a community healthcare facility serving residents of Bridgton and the surrounding Lake Region area in western Maine.
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C.
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Battle Creek Sanitarium was a famous health resort and medical institution in Battle Creek, Michigan, led by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and known for pioneering diet, exercise, and holistic wellness practices in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Saybrook Manor, Connecticut
Saybrook Manor, Connecticut is a coastal residential community and census-designated place within the town of Old Saybrook in Middlesex County.
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E.
Minnetrista
Minnetrista is a semi-rural city in the western Twin Cities metropolitan area of Minnesota, known for its lakes, open spaces, and residential communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district contributing property
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mental health treatment center ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ psychiatric hospital ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival
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Greek Revival architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Revival
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| coordinateLocation | 42.843°N 72.557°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| foundedBy |
Anna Marsh
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William H. Rockwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingModel | nonprofit ⓘ |
| hasBedCapacity | over 100 beds ⓘ |
| hasBuilding |
Brattleboro Retreat Chapel
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Brattleboro Retreat self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Brattleboro Retreat Farm
Brattleboro Retreat self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Brattleboro Retreat Tower Building
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| hasCampusArea | approximately 1000 acres ⓘ |
| hasCampusType | rural ⓘ |
| hasEmergencyService | no ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure |
Interstate 91
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Retreat Meadows ⓘ |
| hasSpecialty |
addiction treatment
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adult inpatient psychiatry ⓘ child and adolescent psychiatry ⓘ co-occurring disorders treatment ⓘ detoxification services ⓘ forensic mental health services ⓘ geriatric psychiatry ⓘ intensive outpatient programs ⓘ outpatient mental health services ⓘ partial hospitalization programs ⓘ psychiatry ⓘ residential treatment ⓘ substance use disorder treatment ⓘ trauma treatment ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.brattlebororetreat.org ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesToPart |
Brattleboro Retreat
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Brattleboro Retreat Historic District
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| heritageDesignationDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| inception | 1834 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Brattleboro, Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Vermont
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Windham County, Vermont ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Connecticut River ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early adoption of moral treatment in psychiatry
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one of the first private psychiatric hospitals in the United States ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Brattleboro Retreat
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Brattleboro Retreat Board of Trustees
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| originalName | Vermont Asylum for the Insane ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brattleboro Retreat
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Brattleboro Retreat Historic District
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| religiousAffiliation | nonsectarian ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brattleboro Retreat Description of subject: Brattleboro Retreat is a historic psychiatric hospital and mental health treatment center located in Brattleboro, Vermont.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Brattleboro Retreat
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Brattleboro Retreat
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this entity surface form:
Brattleboro Retreat Historic District
this entity surface form:
Brattleboro Retreat Tower Building
this entity surface form:
Brattleboro Retreat Farm
this entity surface form:
Brattleboro Retreat Board of Trustees
this entity surface form:
Brattleboro Retreat Historic District