Old Court House, Spanish Town
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Old Court House, Spanish Town is a historic colonial-era courthouse in Spanish Town, Jamaica, notable for its Georgian architecture and role in the island’s judicial and administrative history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Court House, Spanish Town canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9877575 — 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: Old Court House, Spanish Town Context triple: [Old King’s House site, near, Old Court House, Spanish Town]
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A.
Morant Bay Parish Church
Morant Bay Parish Church is a historic Anglican church in Morant Bay, Jamaica, known for its colonial-era architecture and role in the island’s religious and community life.
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B.
Kingston City Hall
Kingston City Hall is a historic 19th-century civic building and architectural landmark that serves as the seat of municipal government in downtown Kingston, Ontario.
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C.
King’s House, Kingston
King’s House in Kingston is the official residence and primary ceremonial headquarters of the Governor-General of Jamaica.
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D.
Morant Bay Courthouse
Morant Bay Courthouse is a historic Jamaican courthouse best known as the site of the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion, a pivotal event in the island’s colonial history.
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E.
Bodden Town Guardhouse
The Bodden Town Guardhouse is a historic defensive structure in Bodden Town, Cayman Islands, that once served as a lookout and protection point against pirate attacks.
- 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: Old Court House, Spanish Town Target entity description: Old Court House, Spanish Town is a historic colonial-era courthouse in Spanish Town, Jamaica, notable for its Georgian architecture and role in the island’s judicial and administrative history.
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A.
Morant Bay Parish Church
Morant Bay Parish Church is a historic Anglican church in Morant Bay, Jamaica, known for its colonial-era architecture and role in the island’s religious and community life.
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B.
Kingston City Hall
Kingston City Hall is a historic 19th-century civic building and architectural landmark that serves as the seat of municipal government in downtown Kingston, Ontario.
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C.
King’s House, Kingston
King’s House in Kingston is the official residence and primary ceremonial headquarters of the Governor-General of Jamaica.
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D.
Morant Bay Courthouse
Morant Bay Courthouse is a historic Jamaican courthouse best known as the site of the 1865 Morant Bay Rebellion, a pivotal event in the island’s colonial history.
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E.
Bodden Town Guardhouse
The Bodden Town Guardhouse is a historic defensive structure in Bodden Town, Cayman Islands, that once served as a lookout and protection point against pirate attacks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courthouse
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heritage site ⓘ historic building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Jamaica ⓘ |
| governedBy | local Jamaican authorities ⓘ |
| hasCulturalValue | symbol of colonial legal authority in Jamaica ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
court of law
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seat of local administration ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected historic building ⓘ |
| hasPeriod | British colonial period ⓘ |
| heritage | colonial-era ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Spanish Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Saint Catherine Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerCapitalOf | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Spanish Town Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | masonry ⓘ |
| near |
Old King’s House, Spanish Town
NERFINISHED
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St. Jago de la Vega Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Georgian architectural features
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role in colonial governance ⓘ role in island’s court system ⓘ |
| partOf | historic centre of Spanish Town ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| significance |
important to Jamaica’s colonial administrative history
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important to Jamaica’s judicial history ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative functions
ⓘ
judicial functions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Court House, Spanish Town Description of subject: Old Court House, Spanish Town is a historic colonial-era courthouse in Spanish Town, Jamaica, notable for its Georgian architecture and role in the island’s judicial and administrative history.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.