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
Bishop White House private residence via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Java Island (Java-eiland) port and docklands area via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Piazza Navona Roman athletic stadium via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
River Witham inland water transport via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
River Witham fen drainage via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Eastham Country Park site of former Eastham Ferry pleasure grounds via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Katy Trail
surface form: Katy Trail (Dallas)
railroad line via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
River Lagan linen industry ⓘ
River Lagan shipbuilding support ⓘ
Winter Garden Theatre horse exchange via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Somerset House, London offices of the Navy Board via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Somerset House, London offices of the Inland Revenue via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Somerset House, London offices of the Royal Academy via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Somerset House, London offices of learned societies via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Pickford’s House Museum private residence via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Cathedral of the Annunciation private church of Russian tsars via predicate surface "historicUse" ⓘ
Cathedral of the Annunciation domestic church of the Moscow grand princes via predicate surface "historicUse" ⓘ
The Shop training ground for British Army officers via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Kahoʻolawe target practice for naval gunfire via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Kahoʻolawe aerial bombing target via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Yoyogi Park former military parade ground via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Yoyogi Park site of 1964 Tokyo Olympic Village via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
The Pantiles social promenade via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
The Pantiles spa resort area via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Mary’s Well drawing drinking water via predicate surface "usedHistoricallyFor" ⓘ
Mary’s Well domestic water supply via predicate surface "usedHistoricallyFor" ⓘ
Pascal's triangle China via predicate surface "historicalUseBeforePascal" ⓘ
Pascal's triangle Persia via predicate surface "historicalUseBeforePascal" ⓘ
Pascal's triangle India via predicate surface "historicalUseBeforePascal" ⓘ
11 Downing Street private townhouse via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Rosyth Royal Navy shore establishments via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
surface form: Royal Navy dockyard
Rosyth naval base via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Rogers Dry Lake X-plane test flights ⓘ
Rogers Dry Lake high-speed aircraft testing ⓘ
Rogers Dry Lake Space Shuttle landings ⓘ
Calumet City, Illinois steel industry via predicate surface "hasLandUseHistory" ⓘ
Calumet City, Illinois manufacturing via predicate surface "hasLandUseHistory" ⓘ
California Democratic primaries open primary rules in some years via predicate surface "historicallyUses" ⓘ
California Democratic primaries semi-closed primary rules in some years via predicate surface "historicallyUses" ⓘ
Longmore House hospital via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Longmore House Longmore House via predicate surface "formerUse" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Longmore Hospital for Incurables
The Printworks newspaper printing facility via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
The Printworks printing works for newspapers via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Wei-Wu-Ying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts military training base via predicate surface "formerUseOfSite" ⓘ
Elizabethan House Museum merchant’s house via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
City Hall, London County Hall via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
surface form: London Assembly chamber
City Hall, London offices of the Mayor of London via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
The Corn Exchange, Manchester corn exchange via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
The Corn Exchange, Manchester trading hall via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Gamcheon Culture Village residential area via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ