Raleigh Tavern
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Raleigh Tavern is a historic 18th-century public house in Williamsburg, Virginia, renowned as a key social and political gathering place for American colonial leaders before and during the Revolutionary era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Raleigh Tavern canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4136497 — 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: Raleigh Tavern Context triple: [Colonial Williamsburg restoration, restoredStructure, Raleigh Tavern]
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A.
Boar’s Head Tavern
Boar’s Head Tavern is a fictional London inn in Shakespeare’s history plays, best known as the lively haunt of Sir John Falstaff and Prince Hal.
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B.
Munroe Tavern
Munroe Tavern is a historic 18th-century inn and museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, notable for its role in the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Hartwell Tavern
Hartwell Tavern is a restored 18th-century colonial inn and historic site in Lincoln, Massachusetts, associated with the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Gadsby’s City Tavern
Gadsby’s City Tavern is a historic 18th-century tavern in Alexandria, Virginia, known for hosting prominent figures such as George Washington and serving as a social and political hub in early American history.
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E.
The Red Horse Tavern
The Red Horse Tavern was a historic Sudbury, Massachusetts inn whose atmosphere and patrons inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn."
- 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: Raleigh Tavern Target entity description: Raleigh Tavern is a historic 18th-century public house in Williamsburg, Virginia, renowned as a key social and political gathering place for American colonial leaders before and during the Revolutionary era.
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A.
Boar’s Head Tavern
Boar’s Head Tavern is a fictional London inn in Shakespeare’s history plays, best known as the lively haunt of Sir John Falstaff and Prince Hal.
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B.
Munroe Tavern
Munroe Tavern is a historic 18th-century inn and museum in Lexington, Massachusetts, notable for its role in the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Hartwell Tavern
Hartwell Tavern is a restored 18th-century colonial inn and historic site in Lincoln, Massachusetts, associated with the opening battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Gadsby’s City Tavern
Gadsby’s City Tavern is a historic 18th-century tavern in Alexandria, Virginia, known for hosting prominent figures such as George Washington and serving as a social and political hub in early American history.
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E.
The Red Horse Tavern
The Red Horse Tavern was a historic Sudbury, Massachusetts inn whose atmosphere and patrons inspired Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
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historic tavern ⓘ meeting room ⓘ public house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolution
House of Burgesses ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia House of Burgesses
patriot leaders of Virginia ⓘ |
| category |
American Revolutionary War sites
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Williamsburg, Virginia ⓘ Taverns in colonial America ⓘ |
| city | Williamsburg ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 1717 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
historic site open to the public
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museum building ⓘ |
| dateOfDestruction | 1859 ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | fire ⓘ |
| era | colonial America ⓘ |
| hasPart | Apollo Room ⓘ |
| hasSign | sign depicting Sir Walter Raleigh ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | contributing property to the Colonial Williamsburg Historic Area ⓘ |
| inception | early 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Raleigh Tavern
self-linksurface differs
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Williamsburg ⓘ
surface form:
Williamsburg, Virginia
|
| locatedOn | Duke of Gloucester Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Walter Raleigh
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surface form:
Sir Walter Raleigh
|
| notableEvent |
adoption of the Virginia Nonimportation Association in 1769
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gatherings of colonial leaders opposing British policies ⓘ meeting of the Virginia House of Burgesses after its dissolution in 1769 ⓘ |
| notableFor | Apollo Room as a center of revolutionary discussion ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Colonial Williamsburg Foundation ⓘ |
| partOf | Colonial Williamsburg ⓘ |
| reconstructed | 1930s ⓘ |
| reconstructionCompleted | 1932 ⓘ |
| reconstructionMethod | based on archaeological and documentary evidence ⓘ |
| significance |
important political meeting place before the American Revolution
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key social gathering place in colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| tourism | popular visitor attraction in Colonial Williamsburg ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dining
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lodging ⓘ political meetings ⓘ public entertainment ⓘ social events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raleigh Tavern Description of subject: Raleigh Tavern is a historic 18th-century public house in Williamsburg, Virginia, renowned as a key social and political gathering place for American colonial leaders before and during the Revolutionary era.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Apollo Room