Fabyan Windmill
E451931
Fabyan Windmill is a historic Dutch-style windmill and museum in Batavia, Illinois, renowned as a restored 19th-century gristmill and local landmark.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fabyan Windmill canonical | 1 |
| Fabyan windmill | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4544091 — 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: Fabyan Windmill Context triple: [Batavia, Illinois, hasLandmark, Fabyan Windmill]
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A.
Denver Windmill
Denver Windmill is a historic tower windmill in the village of Denver, Norfolk, known as a prominent local landmark and heritage attraction.
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B.
Dutch Windmill
The Dutch Windmill is a historic, Dutch-style windmill in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, originally built in the early 1900s to pump water for the park’s irrigation system and now serving as a picturesque landmark.
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C.
De Zwaan windmill
De Zwaan windmill is an authentic 18th-century Dutch windmill relocated from the Netherlands and now serves as a historic centerpiece and tourist attraction in Holland, Michigan.
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D.
Parbold Windmill
Parbold Windmill is a historic 18th-century stone tower windmill in Parbold, Lancashire, now a prominent local landmark and converted building.
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E.
Turville Windmill
Turville Windmill is a historic, picturesque windmill in the village of Turville, Buckinghamshire, often noted for its appearances in British film and television.
- 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: Fabyan Windmill Target entity description: Fabyan Windmill is a historic Dutch-style windmill and museum in Batavia, Illinois, renowned as a restored 19th-century gristmill and local landmark.
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A.
Denver Windmill
Denver Windmill is a historic tower windmill in the village of Denver, Norfolk, known as a prominent local landmark and heritage attraction.
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B.
Dutch Windmill
The Dutch Windmill is a historic, Dutch-style windmill in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, originally built in the early 1900s to pump water for the park’s irrigation system and now serving as a picturesque landmark.
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C.
De Zwaan windmill
De Zwaan windmill is an authentic 18th-century Dutch windmill relocated from the Netherlands and now serves as a historic centerpiece and tourist attraction in Holland, Michigan.
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D.
Parbold Windmill
Parbold Windmill is a historic 18th-century stone tower windmill in Parbold, Lancashire, now a prominent local landmark and converted building.
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E.
Turville Windmill
Turville Windmill is a historic, picturesque windmill in the village of Turville, Buckinghamshire, often noted for its appearances in British film and television.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gristmill
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historic site ⓘ museum ⓘ windmill ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Dutch-style ⓘ |
| category |
Grinding mills in Illinois
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Historic buildings in Illinois ⓘ Museums in Kane County, Illinois ⓘ Windmills in Illinois ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance | symbol of Batavia’s industrial and agricultural history ⓘ |
| floorCount | multiple stories ⓘ |
| function | gristmill ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cap
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gear mechanisms ⓘ grinding machinery ⓘ millstones ⓘ sails ⓘ wooden tower ⓘ |
| hasView | Fox River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | U.S. National Register of Historic Places NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Batavia, Illinois
NERFINISHED
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Illinois ⓘ Kane County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east bank of the Fox River ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Dutch-style architecture
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local landmark in Batavia, Illinois ⓘ restored 19th-century gristmill machinery ⓘ |
| NRHPType | building ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Forest Preserve District of Kane County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Fabyan Forest Preserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| poweredBy | wind ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| status |
operational demonstration mill
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restored ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
interpretive historical displays
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local heritage tours ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| use |
grinding grain
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museum exhibitions ⓘ |
| visitorFacility |
educational programs
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guided tours ⓘ historical exhibits ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fabyan Windmill Description of subject: Fabyan Windmill is a historic Dutch-style windmill and museum in Batavia, Illinois, renowned as a restored 19th-century gristmill and local landmark.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Batavia, Illinois
this entity surface form:
Fabyan windmill