Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.

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burial ground historic cemetery tourist attraction

Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic burial ground established in the early 19th century that serves as the resting place for numerous U.S. congressmen and other prominent national figures.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Congressional Cemetery	9
Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. canonical	4
Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2266351 — 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.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Context triple: [Elbridge Gerry, buriedAt, Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.]

A. Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) is a historic burial ground in the nation’s capital known for being the final resting place of many prominent African American leaders and community figures.
B. Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its notable interments and significant funerary art and sculpture.
C. Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States
Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery known for its picturesque landscape and notable burials, including members of prominent American political families.
D. Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is a United States military cemetery and national memorial site where many American service members and notable figures are buried.
E. Woodlawn National Cemetery
Woodlawn National Cemetery is a United States national military burial ground in Elmira, New York, known for interring Civil War prisoners of war and other American veterans.
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: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Target entity description: Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic burial ground established in the early 19th century that serves as the resting place for numerous U.S. congressmen and other prominent national figures.

A. Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
Woodlawn Cemetery (Washington, D.C.) is a historic burial ground in the nation’s capital known for being the final resting place of many prominent African American leaders and community figures.
B. Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its notable interments and significant funerary art and sculpture.
C. Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States
Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C. is a historic 19th-century garden cemetery known for its picturesque landscape and notable burials, including members of prominent American political families.
D. Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is a United States military cemetery and national memorial site where many American service members and notable figures are buried.
E. Woodlawn National Cemetery
Woodlawn National Cemetery is a United States national military burial ground in Elmira, New York, known for interring Civil War prisoners of war and other American veterans.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	burial ground ⓘ historic cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo	Anacostia River ⓘ RFK Stadium ⓘ surface form: RFK Stadium area
coordinateLocation	38.881°N 76.979°W ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
foundedAs	Washington Parish Burial Ground ⓘ
hasApproximateArea	about 35 acres ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle	19th-century funerary architecture ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	associated with the United States Congress ⓘ national burial ground for early U.S. leaders ⓘ
hasImageSubject	rows of historic headstones and cenotaphs ⓘ
hasNearbyPublicTransit	Potomac Avenue station ⓘ surface form: Potomac Avenue Metro station
hasPart	Chapel ⓘ Congressional cenotaphs ⓘ Public Vault ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ
hasUse	active burial ground ⓘ memorial site ⓘ public park-like space ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://congressionalcemetery.org/ ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ National Register of Historic Places ⓘ surface form: National Register of Historic Places listing
inception	1807 ⓘ
locatedIn	Capitol Hill ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	District of Columbia ⓘ
location	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
maintainedBy	Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery ⓘ
notableBurials	Catherine Filene Shouse ⓘ Elbridge Gerry ⓘ Henry Clay (cenotaph) ⓘ J. Edgar Hoover ⓘ John C. Calhoun (cenotaph) ⓘ John Philip Sousa ⓘ Mathew Brady (photographer) ⓘ surface form: Matthew Brady Tip O'Neill ⓘ surface form: Tip O’Neill many members of the U.S. Congress ⓘ
NRHPReferenceNumber	67000025 ⓘ
offers	dog-walking memberships ⓘ guided tours ⓘ historical programs ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
ownedBy	Christ Church, Washington Parish ⓘ
significantEvent	designation as National Historic Landmark in 2011 ⓘ listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 ⓘ
streetAddress	1801 E Street SE ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Elbridge Gerry → buriedAt → Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. ⓘ

Dolley Madison → burialPlace → Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. ⓘ

Elisha Whittlesey → burial place → Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. ⓘ