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
Lower Colorado River region floodplain agriculture via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Lower Colorado River region riverine trade routes via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Eno River water power for gristmills via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Eno River water power for textile mills via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Seething Lane, London
surface form: Seething Lane
naval administration offices via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Çhiarn Vannin title of the historic ruler of the Isle of Man via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Thacher Island aids to navigation via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Governors Island U.S. Army base via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Governors Island U.S. Coast Guard base via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Governors Island military installation via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Athens, Ohio former state psychiatric hospital site via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Banting House National Historic Site in London, Ontario
surface form: Banting House National Historic Site
residence of Frederick Banting via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument (Hearst Castle)
surface form: Hearst San Simeon State Historical Monument
private residence via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
River Almond industrial water supply ⓘ
River Almond mills ⓘ
Canary Wharf West India Docks via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
TWA Flight Center airline passenger terminal via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Outer Temple accommodation for lawyers via predicate surface "historicUse" ⓘ
Outer Temple legal chambers via predicate surface "historicUse" ⓘ
Soestdijk Palace royal residence via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Soestdijk Palace residence of the Dutch royal family via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Army Corps World War I via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Army Corps World War II via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Army Corps Cold War era via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Army Corps modern conventional conflicts via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Furnace Creek borax mining support settlement via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures May Company Building via predicate surface "formerBuildingUse" ⓘ
Occoquan mill town via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Occoquan river port via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Nantucket Harbor whaling industry ⓘ
Nantucket Harbor coastal trade ⓘ
Nantucket Harbor shipping ⓘ
James Bay fur trade routes ⓘ
James Bay European exploration ⓘ
Caxton Hall, London register office via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Caxton Hall, London civil marriage venue via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Croton Point landfill site via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Croton Point brickmaking via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Croton Point vineyards via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Croton Point resort area via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Croton Point Park landfill via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Croton Point Park brickmaking via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Croton Point Park wine production via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Scotiabank Arena Air Canada postal delivery building site via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Eastern Docklands port area via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Eastern Docklands cargo docks via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Constitutional Court of South Africa Old Fort Prison complex via predicate surface "buildingPreviouslyUsedAs" ⓘ
Quirinal Palace papal residence via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Quirinal Palace royal residence of the Kings of Italy via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Quirinal Palace summer residence of the popes via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ