Old North Church
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Old North Church is a historic 18th-century Boston church best known as the site where lanterns were hung to signal Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride during the American Revolution.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T45024 — 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.
Target entity: Old North Church Context triple: [Boston, Massachusetts, hasHistoricSite, Old North Church]
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Buckman Tavern
Buckman Tavern is a historic 18th-century inn in Lexington, Massachusetts, best known as a gathering place for colonial militiamen at the outset of the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Memorial Church
Memorial Church is a prominent interdenominational Christian church and war memorial at Harvard University, serving as a central site for worship, reflection, and major university ceremonies.
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Bunker Hill Monument
The Bunker Hill Monument is a granite obelisk in Boston commemorating one of the first major battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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Faneuil Hall
Faneuil Hall is a historic marketplace and meeting hall in downtown Boston that played a key role as a gathering place for American colonists during the Revolutionary era.
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Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow is a historic 17th-century stone church in Sleepy Hollow, New York, famed as a setting in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and one of the oldest existing churches in the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Old North Church Target entity description: Old North Church is a historic 18th-century Boston church best known as the site where lanterns were hung to signal Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride during the American Revolution.
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A.
Buckman Tavern
Buckman Tavern is a historic 18th-century inn in Lexington, Massachusetts, best known as a gathering place for colonial militiamen at the outset of the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Memorial Church
Memorial Church is a prominent interdenominational Christian church and war memorial at Harvard University, serving as a central site for worship, reflection, and major university ceremonies.
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C.
Bunker Hill Monument
The Bunker Hill Monument is a granite obelisk in Boston commemorating one of the first major battles of the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
Faneuil Hall
Faneuil Hall is a historic marketplace and meeting hall in downtown Boston that played a key role as a gathering place for American colonists during the Revolutionary era.
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Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow
The Old Dutch Church of Sleepy Hollow is a historic 17th-century stone church in Sleepy Hollow, New York, famed as a setting in Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and one of the oldest existing churches in the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican church
ⓘ
Episcopal church ⓘ National Historic Landmark ⓘ historic church ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Christ Church
ⓘ
Old North Church ⓘ
surface form:
Christ Church in the City of Boston
|
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
Battles of Lexington and Concord ⓘ Paul Revere ⓘ |
| bellsCastIn | England ⓘ |
| centuryOfConstruction | 18th century ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1723 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1723 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEvent | 1775-04-18 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Anglican rite
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglican (historical)
Episcopal Church ⓘ
surface form:
Episcopal Church (United States)
|
| foundedAs |
Old North Church
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Christ Church in the City of Boston
|
| function |
historic site
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasArchitect | William Price ⓘ |
| hasBells | ring of eight bells ⓘ |
| hasDiocese | Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bell tower
ⓘ
box pews ⓘ central aisle ⓘ crypt ⓘ |
| hasParish |
Old North Church
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Old North Church Parish
|
| hasSpire | yes ⓘ |
| hasTower | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inception | 1723 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ North End, Boston ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| material | brick ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | building ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Freedom Trail ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
hanging of two lanterns on April 18, 1775
ⓘ
signal for Paul Revere’s midnight ride ⓘ |
| usedFor |
educational programs
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historical tours ⓘ religious services ⓘ |
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Subject: Old North Church Description of subject: Old North Church is a historic 18th-century Boston church best known as the site where lanterns were hung to signal Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride during the American Revolution.
Referenced by (24)
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