African Meeting House
E172904
The African Meeting House is a historic 19th-century Black church and community building in Boston that served as a central hub for African American religious life, education, and abolitionist activism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| African Meeting House canonical | 4 |
| African Meeting House (Boston) | 2 |
| African Meeting House (Nantucket) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1516504 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African Meeting House Context triple: [Beacon Hill, hasLandmark, African Meeting House]
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A.
Old South Meeting House
Old South Meeting House is a historic 18th-century Congregational church in Boston famed as a key gathering place for colonial protest, including meetings that led to the Boston Tea Party.
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B.
Old South Church
Old South Church is a historic United Church of Christ congregation in Boston renowned for its distinctive Venetian Gothic architecture and prominent role in American religious and civic life.
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C.
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in Selma, Alabama, best known as the starting point and organizing hub of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches.
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D.
Emancipation Hall
Emancipation Hall is a large public gathering space within the United States Capitol complex that honors the contributions and struggles of enslaved people who helped build the Capitol.
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E.
Paul Revere House
The Paul Revere House is a historic colonial-era home in Boston that served as the residence of American patriot Paul Revere and is now a museum open to the public.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: African Meeting House Target entity description: The African Meeting House is a historic 19th-century Black church and community building in Boston that served as a central hub for African American religious life, education, and abolitionist activism.
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A.
Old South Meeting House
Old South Meeting House is a historic 18th-century Congregational church in Boston famed as a key gathering place for colonial protest, including meetings that led to the Boston Tea Party.
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B.
Old South Church
Old South Church is a historic United Church of Christ congregation in Boston renowned for its distinctive Venetian Gothic architecture and prominent role in American religious and civic life.
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C.
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in Selma, Alabama, best known as the starting point and organizing hub of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches.
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D.
Emancipation Hall
Emancipation Hall is a large public gathering space within the United States Capitol complex that honors the contributions and struggles of enslaved people who helped build the Capitol.
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E.
Paul Revere House
The Paul Revere House is a historic colonial-era home in Boston that served as the residence of American patriot Paul Revere and is now a museum open to the public.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American heritage site
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historic church building ⓘ historic meeting house ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| address | 46 Joy Street, Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Federal architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithCityHistory | history of Boston’s Black community ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
African Americans
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linked to:
Black Americans
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| associatedWithMovement |
African American civil rights movement (19th century)
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linked to:
American abolitionist movement
abolitionism ⓘ |
| builtBy | free African American community of Boston ⓘ |
| builtIn | 1806 ⓘ |
| category |
African-American history in Boston, Massachusetts
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Churches in Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
linked to:
National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts
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| constructionStartDate | 1806 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| denomination | Baptist ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
educational programs venue
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historic site for tours ⓘ museum exhibition space ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beacon Hill, Boston
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linked to:
Beacon Hill
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| location |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
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| material | brick ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
recruitment meetings for the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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site of abolitionist lectures by William Lloyd Garrison ⓘ site of speeches by Frederick Douglass ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 3 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Museum of African American History (Boston) ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
church
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community meeting hall ⓘ school ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Museum of African American History (Boston) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Black Heritage Trail (Boston)
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Museum of African American History, Boston and Nantucket ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
African Baptist
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Black Protestant ⓘ |
| significance |
oldest extant African American church building in Boston
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oldest surviving Black church building in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
African American religious life
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abolitionist meetings ⓘ anti-slavery organizing ⓘ community gatherings ⓘ education of African American children ⓘ political meetings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: African Meeting House Description of subject: The African Meeting House is a historic 19th-century Black church and community building in Boston that served as a central hub for African American religious life, education, and abolitionist activism.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Museum of African American History, Boston and Nantucket
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hasPart
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African Meeting House (Boston)
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linked to: African Meeting House
Museum of African American History, Boston and Nantucket
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hasPart
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African Meeting House (Nantucket)
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linked to: African Meeting House
linked to: African Meeting House