Thomas Wolfe House
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The Thomas Wolfe House is a historic Asheville, North Carolina residence and museum best known as the childhood home of author Thomas Wolfe and the setting for his novel "Look Homeward, Angel."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Wolfe House canonical | 1 |
| Thomas Wolfe Memorial (historic site) | 1 |
| Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site | 1 |
| Thomas Wolfe Memorial visitor center | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3505804 — 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: Thomas Wolfe House Context triple: [Buncombe County, North Carolina, hasHistoricSite, Thomas Wolfe House]
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A.
Charles Dudley Warner House
The Charles Dudley Warner House is a historic residence in Hartford, Connecticut, once home to the 19th-century American essayist and editor Charles Dudley Warner and part of the literary community at Nook Farm.
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B.
Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center
The Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center is a historic house museum in Columbus, Mississippi, dedicated to the early life and legacy of the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Tennessee Williams.
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C.
Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum is a historic Key West residence-turned-museum where author Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote, now famous for its preserved 1930s interiors and colony of six-toed cats.
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D.
Kate Chopin House
The Kate Chopin House is a historic residence in Cloutierville, Louisiana, associated with the life and work of American author Kate Chopin.
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E.
F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum
The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum is a historic house museum in Montgomery dedicated to the lives, works, and legacy of the famed Jazz Age literary couple.
- 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: Thomas Wolfe House Target entity description: The Thomas Wolfe House is a historic Asheville, North Carolina residence and museum best known as the childhood home of author Thomas Wolfe and the setting for his novel "Look Homeward, Angel."
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A.
Charles Dudley Warner House
The Charles Dudley Warner House is a historic residence in Hartford, Connecticut, once home to the 19th-century American essayist and editor Charles Dudley Warner and part of the literary community at Nook Farm.
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B.
Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center
The Tennessee Williams Home and Welcome Center is a historic house museum in Columbus, Mississippi, dedicated to the early life and legacy of the Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Tennessee Williams.
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C.
Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum
The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum is a historic Key West residence-turned-museum where author Ernest Hemingway lived and wrote, now famous for its preserved 1930s interiors and colony of six-toed cats.
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D.
Kate Chopin House
The Kate Chopin House is a historic residence in Cloutierville, Louisiana, associated with the life and work of American author Kate Chopin.
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E.
F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum
The F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum is a historic house museum in Montgomery dedicated to the lives, works, and legacy of the famed Jazz Age literary couple.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
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literary landmark ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
My Old Kentucky Home
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surface form:
Old Kentucky Home
|
| architecturalStyle | Queen Anne ⓘ |
| builtFor | Dixie Mitchell ⓘ |
| city |
Asheville, North Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
Asheville
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designatedNationalHistoricLandmarkDate | November 11, 1971 ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Historic house museums in North Carolina
ⓘ
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina ⓘ Literary museums in the United States ⓘ Museums in Asheville, North Carolina ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in North Carolina ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
Thomas Wolfe manuscripts and memorabilia
ⓘ
Wolfe family furnishings ⓘ |
| hasExhibition | exhibits on Thomas Wolfe's life and works ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
historic house museum
ⓘ
literary museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasTour | guided tours ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter |
Thomas Wolfe House
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Wolfe Memorial visitor center
|
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| inception | 1880s ⓘ |
| laterUse | boardinghouse ⓘ |
| listedOnNRHPDate | October 15, 1966 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Asheville, North Carolina ⓘ |
| motherOfResident |
Julia Wolfe
ⓘ
surface form:
Julia E. Wolfe
|
| notableResident | Thomas Wolfe ⓘ |
| notableWorkDepicting | Look Homeward, Angel ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 66000613 ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 2.5 ⓘ |
| openingDateAsMuseum | 1949 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources
ⓘ
North Carolina Division of State Historic Sites ⓘ
surface form:
North Carolina Historic Sites
|
| ownedBy |
North Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
State of North Carolina
|
| partOf |
Downtown Asheville Historic District
ⓘ
Thomas Wolfe House self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site
|
| region |
western North Carolina
ⓘ
surface form:
Western North Carolina
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| significantEvent |
childhood home of author Thomas Wolfe
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primary setting for the novel "Look Homeward, Angel" ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 52 North Market Street ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Thomas Wolfe House Description of subject: The Thomas Wolfe House is a historic Asheville, North Carolina residence and museum best known as the childhood home of author Thomas Wolfe and the setting for his novel "Look Homeward, Angel."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Thomas Wolfe Memorial (historic site)
this entity surface form:
Thomas Wolfe Memorial visitor center
this entity surface form:
Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site