Peirce-Nichols House, Salem, Massachusetts
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The Peirce-Nichols House in Salem, Massachusetts is a landmark late-18th-century Federal-style mansion renowned as one of New England’s finest examples of early American architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peirce-Nichols House, Salem, Massachusetts canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7784217 — 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: Peirce-Nichols House, Salem, Massachusetts Context triple: [Samuel McIntire, designed, Peirce-Nichols House, Salem, Massachusetts]
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Isaac Royall House
The Isaac Royall House is a historic colonial-era mansion and museum in Medford, Massachusetts, notable for its association with the Royall family, its well-preserved Georgian architecture, and its ties to the history of slavery in New England.
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Fitz Henry Lane House
The Fitz Henry Lane House is a historic residence in Gloucester, Massachusetts, associated with the 19th-century American marine painter Fitz Henry Lane and noted for its coastal setting overlooking Gloucester Harbor.
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Moffatt-Ladd House
The Moffatt-Ladd House is a historic 18th-century Georgian mansion and museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, noted for its well-preserved architecture and role in early American history.
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Bowne House
Bowne House is a historic 17th-century residence and museum in Flushing, Queens, renowned as one of New York City’s oldest surviving houses and an early symbol of religious freedom in America.
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Nichols House Museum
The Nichols House Museum is a historic house museum on Boston’s Beacon Hill that preserves the early 19th-century townhouse and furnishings of suffragist and landscape gardener Rose Standish Nichols.
- 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: Peirce-Nichols House, Salem, Massachusetts Target entity description: The Peirce-Nichols House in Salem, Massachusetts is a landmark late-18th-century Federal-style mansion renowned as one of New England’s finest examples of early American architecture.
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A.
Isaac Royall House
The Isaac Royall House is a historic colonial-era mansion and museum in Medford, Massachusetts, notable for its association with the Royall family, its well-preserved Georgian architecture, and its ties to the history of slavery in New England.
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B.
Fitz Henry Lane House
The Fitz Henry Lane House is a historic residence in Gloucester, Massachusetts, associated with the 19th-century American marine painter Fitz Henry Lane and noted for its coastal setting overlooking Gloucester Harbor.
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C.
Moffatt-Ladd House
The Moffatt-Ladd House is a historic 18th-century Georgian mansion and museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, noted for its well-preserved architecture and role in early American history.
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D.
Bowne House
Bowne House is a historic 17th-century residence and museum in Flushing, Queens, renowned as one of New York City’s oldest surviving houses and an early symbol of religious freedom in America.
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Nichols House Museum
The Nichols House Museum is a historic house museum on Boston’s Beacon Hill that preserves the early 19th-century townhouse and furnishings of suffragist and landscape gardener Rose Standish Nichols.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
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museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | Samuel McIntire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Federal ⓘ |
| builtFor | Jerathmiel Peirce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Federal architecture in Massachusetts
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Historic house museums in Massachusetts ⓘ Houses in Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Salem, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa 1782 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | circa 1782 ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentUse | historic house museum ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central hall plan
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decorative classical ornamentation ⓘ elaborate carved interior woodwork by Samuel McIntire ⓘ symmetrical five-bay façade ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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contributing property to the Chestnut Street District ⓘ property listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricDistrict | Chestnut Street District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | 80 Federal Street, Salem, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| material | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jerathmiel Peirce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| nationalRegisterOfHistoricPlacesListingDate | 1966 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Salem’s maritime merchant elite
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being one of the finest examples of Federal architecture in New England ⓘ well-preserved late-18th-century interior woodwork ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 3 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Peabody Essex Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalUse | private residence ⓘ |
| owner | Peabody Essex Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Peabody Essex Museum historic house collection ⓘ |
| roofType | hipped roof ⓘ |
| significantRebuildDate | 1801 ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
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Subject: Peirce-Nichols House, Salem, Massachusetts Description of subject: The Peirce-Nichols House in Salem, Massachusetts is a landmark late-18th-century Federal-style mansion renowned as one of New England’s finest examples of early American architecture.
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