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
Polhøgda, Lysaker, Norway
surface form: Polhøgda
private residence via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Narragansett language lingua franca in parts of southern New England via predicate surface "usedHistoricallyAs" ⓘ
River Stour
surface form: River Stour (Kent)
navigation ⓘ
River Stour
surface form: River Stour (Kent)
milling ⓘ
River Stour
surface form: River Stour (Kent)
trade ⓘ
Nansen Sound Arctic exploration via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Nansen Sound scientific expeditions via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Sir Feirionnydd administrative county of Wales via predicate surface "historicUse" ⓘ
Sir Feirionnydd lieutenancy area via predicate surface "historicUse" ⓘ
Sir Feirionnydd judicial county via predicate surface "historicUse" ⓘ
Brewster
surface form: Brewster, New York
railroad junction via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Warsaw Modlin Airport military airbase via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Chelsea Market Nabisco factory via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Chelsea Market biscuit factory via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Holborn, London, England centre of legal services via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Holborn, London, England centre of printing and publishing via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Arkansas River fur trade ⓘ
Arkansas River transportation ⓘ
Upland, Pennsylvania religious education center via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Llanbedr
surface form: Llanbedr Airfield
Royal Air Force station via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Washington & Old Dominion Railroad Trail railroad right-of-way via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
River Liffey transport ⓘ
River Liffey trade ⓘ
River Liffey shipping ⓘ
Guinness Storehouse fermentation plant via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
The Allman Brothers Band Museum at The Big House residential house via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Cedar Valley Nature Trail railroad corridor via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Terminal Station (Macon, Georgia) intercity passenger rail station via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Terminal Station (Macon, Georgia) railroad terminal via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Seto Inland Sea region naval operations ⓘ
Seto Inland Sea region coastal trade ⓘ
Seto Inland Sea region international shipping ⓘ
City Hall
surface form: City Hall (London)
seat of the Mayor of London via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
City Hall
surface form: City Hall (London)
seat of the London Assembly via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
Ha'penny Bridge toll bridge via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Ha'penny Bridge primary pedestrian crossing over River Liffey in central Dublin via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
River Lea milling ⓘ
River Lea brewing ⓘ
River Lea gunpowder manufacture ⓘ
River Lea engineering industries ⓘ
Elmont, New York farmland via predicate surface "historicalLandUse" ⓘ
Dennis Village seaside resort via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
National Maritime Museum Old Royal Naval College via predicate surface "formerUse" ⓘ
surface form: Royal Hospital School buildings
The Parade grand civic grounds for recreation via predicate surface "hasOriginalPurpose" ⓘ
The Parade grand civic grounds for gatherings via predicate surface "hasOriginalPurpose" ⓘ
The Parade grand civic grounds for cultural events via predicate surface "hasOriginalPurpose" ⓘ
Old Mission Peninsula (adjacent)
surface form: Old Mission Peninsula
lighthouse navigation via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Old Mission Peninsula (adjacent)
surface form: Old Mission Peninsula
fruit agriculture via predicate surface "hasHistoricUse" ⓘ
Shingle Springs mining camp via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ
Shingle Springs lumber and shingle production center via predicate surface "hasHistoricalUse" ⓘ