Old Mesilla Historic District
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Old Mesilla Historic District is a preserved 19th-century adobe village center in southern New Mexico known for its historic plaza, traditional architecture, and role in the region’s frontier and cultural history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Mesilla Historic District canonical | 1 |
| Taylor-Mesilla Historic Property | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T743212 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Old Mesilla Historic District Context triple: [National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico, contains, Old Mesilla Historic District]
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A.
Stockade Historic District
The Stockade Historic District is a nationally recognized historic neighborhood in Kingston, New York, noted for its well-preserved 17th- and 18th-century architecture and significance as one of the earliest European-settled areas in the state.
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B.
Avila Adobe
Avila Adobe is the oldest surviving residence in Los Angeles, now preserved as a historic house museum in the El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument district.
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C.
Santa Fe Historic District
The Santa Fe Historic District is the preserved historic core of Santa Fe, New Mexico, known for its Pueblo Revival and Spanish Colonial architecture, narrow streets, and central Plaza that reflect the city’s centuries-old cultural heritage.
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D.
Hannibal historic district
The Hannibal historic district is a preserved area in Hannibal, Missouri, known for its 19th-century architecture and its association with Mark Twain’s boyhood and literary settings.
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E.
Tampico Main Street Historic District
The Tampico Main Street Historic District is a preserved commercial area in Tampico, Illinois, best known as the early hometown streetscape associated with President Ronald Reagan’s childhood.
- 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 Mesilla Historic District Target entity description: Old Mesilla Historic District is a preserved 19th-century adobe village center in southern New Mexico known for its historic plaza, traditional architecture, and role in the region’s frontier and cultural history.
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A.
Stockade Historic District
The Stockade Historic District is a nationally recognized historic neighborhood in Kingston, New York, noted for its well-preserved 17th- and 18th-century architecture and significance as one of the earliest European-settled areas in the state.
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B.
Avila Adobe
Avila Adobe is the oldest surviving residence in Los Angeles, now preserved as a historic house museum in the El Pueblo de Los Ángeles Historical Monument district.
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C.
Santa Fe Historic District
The Santa Fe Historic District is the preserved historic core of Santa Fe, New Mexico, known for its Pueblo Revival and Spanish Colonial architecture, narrow streets, and central Plaza that reflect the city’s centuries-old cultural heritage.
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D.
Hannibal historic district
The Hannibal historic district is a preserved area in Hannibal, Missouri, known for its 19th-century architecture and its association with Mark Twain’s boyhood and literary settings.
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E.
Tampico Main Street Historic District
The Tampico Main Street Historic District is a preserved commercial area in Tampico, Illinois, best known as the early hometown streetscape associated with President Ronald Reagan’s childhood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic district
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Territorial style
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adobe architecture ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| county |
Dona Ana County, New Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
Doña Ana County
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| era | 19th century American Southwest ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType | one- and two-story adobe structures ⓘ |
| hasCentralFeature | Mesilla Plaza ⓘ |
| hasCulturalInfluence |
Hispanic culture of New Mexico
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Indigenous and Spanish colonial traditions ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
heritage tourism
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local shops and restaurants ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
community gathering place
ⓘ
site of festivals and cultural events ⓘ |
| hasPart |
19th-century adobe buildings
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Basilica of San Albino ⓘ Mesilla Plaza ⓘ |
| hasStreetPattern | plaza-centered town layout ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commercial district
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cultural tourism ⓘ residential area ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| heritageValue | representation of traditional New Mexican village life ⓘ |
| inception | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfLocalSignage |
English
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dona Ana County, New Mexico
ⓘ
surface form:
Doña Ana County, New Mexico
Mesilla, New Mexico ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| locatedNear | Las Cruces, New Mexico ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cultural history of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands
ⓘ
frontier history of southern New Mexico ⓘ historic plaza ⓘ preserved 19th-century village center ⓘ traditional adobe architecture ⓘ |
| partOf |
San Elizario
ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Mesilla
|
| preservationStatus | preserved historic core ⓘ |
| region | southern New Mexico ⓘ |
| state | New Mexico ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| typicalBuildingMaterial | adobe ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Old Mesilla Historic District Description of subject: Old Mesilla Historic District is a preserved 19th-century adobe village center in southern New Mexico known for its historic plaza, traditional architecture, and role in the region’s frontier and cultural history.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Taylor-Mesilla Historic Property