historicallyUsedFor

P2417
predicate

Indicates that something served a particular function or purpose at some point in the past, even if it may no longer be used that way now.

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All labels observed (81)

Label Occurrences
formerUse 1,567
hasHistoricalUse 1,263
historicallyUsedFor canonical 652

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: historicallyUsedFor
Generated description
Indicates that something served a particular function or purpose at some point in the past, even if it may no longer be used that way now.

Sample triples (5,513)

Subject Object
River Irwell industrial power ⓘ
River Irwell textile mills ⓘ
River Irwell transport ⓘ
River Irwell waste disposal ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea maritime trade ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea naval warfare ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea cultural exchange ⓘ
Hockey Hall of Fame Bank of Montreal head office via predicate surface "formerUseOfBuilding" ⓘ
Hellenic Parliament Old Royal Palace of Greece via predicate surface "buildingFormerUse" ⓘ
Cabinet Room site of major U.S. policy decisions via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
SU archival records via predicate surface "hasLegacyUse" ⓘ
SU historical statistics via predicate surface "hasLegacyUse" ⓘ
SU long-lived information systems via predicate surface "hasLegacyUse" ⓘ
Mojave Road historic route trade route via predicate surface "originallyUsedAs" ⓘ
Her Majesty Anne, Queen of Great Britain ⓘ
Her Majesty Elizabeth II ⓘ
Her Majesty Queen Victoria ⓘ
surface form: Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom
Durham boat Battle of Trenton via predicate surface "notablyUsedFor" ⓘ
surface form: Washington's crossing of the Delaware
Heineken Experience brewery Heineken Experience brewery via predicate surface "formerUse" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Heineken brewery
American Tobacco Historic District tobacco factory complex via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Lynn Woods Reservation water supply watershed via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Thames trade ⓘ
Thames transport ⓘ
Thames fishing ⓘ
Thames defence ⓘ
Shawmut Old Colony Railroad right-of-way via predicate surface "formerRailroadUse" ⓘ
Gypsies traditionally itinerant ethnic group ⓘ
Gypsies Romani communities in Europe ⓘ
Angel Island U.S. Army post via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Angel Island U.S. Public Health Service quarantine station via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Lynn Harbor commercial maritime trade via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Lynn Harbor fishing industry via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Lynn Harbor shipbuilding support via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Distillery District Distillery District via predicate surface "formerUse" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Gooderham and Worts Distillery complex
Frick Collection private mansion via predicate surface "formerUseOfBuilding" ⓘ
Haus der Wannsee-Konferenz memorial and educational site conference venue for Nazi officials via predicate surface "formerUseOfBuilding" ⓘ
Leineschloss residence of the House of Hanover via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Leineschloss residence of the Electors of Hanover via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Leineschloss residence of the Kings of Hanover via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Victoria Station railway bridges supporting industrial-era rail traffic into Manchester via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Kinnaird Castle seat of the Earls of Southesk via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Market Square, Knoxville marketplace via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Market Square, Knoxville commercial center via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung private villa via predicate surface "formerUseOfBuilding" ⓘ
Anne Frank House office and warehouse of Opekta via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Anne Frank House hiding place for Jews during World War II via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Piccadilly major thoroughfare via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Agecroft coal mining via predicate surface "hasLandUseHistory" ⓘ
Agecroft textile industry via predicate surface "hasLandUseHistory" ⓘ
Agecroft railway infrastructure via predicate surface "hasLandUseHistory" ⓘ