Custom House (Salem, Massachusetts)
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The Custom House in Salem, Massachusetts is a historic 19th-century federal building best known for its association with author Nathaniel Hawthorne and the city’s maritime trade era.
All labels observed (1)
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| Custom House (Salem, Massachusetts) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12204490 — 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: Custom House (Salem, Massachusetts) Context triple: [Derby Street, Salem, Massachusetts, hasLandmark, Custom House (Salem, Massachusetts)]
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Salem City Hall
Salem City Hall is the historic municipal building that serves as the central seat of government and administrative offices for the city of Salem, Massachusetts.
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Peirce-Nichols House, Salem, Massachusetts
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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William Brattle House
The William Brattle House is a historic 18th-century mansion in Cambridge, Massachusetts, notable as one of the city’s finest surviving examples of Georgian architecture and for its associations with prominent colonial and Revolutionary-era figures.
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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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E.
Hamilton Hall, Salem, Massachusetts
Hamilton Hall in Salem, Massachusetts is a historic Federal-style assembly hall and social venue, renowned as one of architect Samuel McIntire’s finest works and a landmark of early 19th-century American architecture.
- 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: Custom House (Salem, Massachusetts) Target entity description: The Custom House in Salem, Massachusetts is a historic 19th-century federal building best known for its association with author Nathaniel Hawthorne and the city’s maritime trade era.
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A.
Salem City Hall
Salem City Hall is the historic municipal building that serves as the central seat of government and administrative offices for the city of Salem, Massachusetts.
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B.
Peirce-Nichols House, Salem, Massachusetts
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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C.
First Town House, Boston
The First Town House in Boston was the city’s original colonial-era public building that served as an early center of government and civic life before being replaced by the Old State House.
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William Brattle House
The William Brattle House is a historic 18th-century mansion in Cambridge, Massachusetts, notable as one of the city’s finest surviving examples of Georgian architecture and for its associations with prominent colonial and Revolutionary-era figures.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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