St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia

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18th-century building Episcopal church historic church

St. Peter's Church in Philadelphia is a historic 18th-century Episcopal church notable for its colonial architecture and association with early American religious leaders.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Philadelphia	2
St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2851762 — 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: St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia
Context triple: [William White, workedAt, St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia]

A. Christ Church, Philadelphia
Christ Church in Philadelphia is a historic 18th-century Episcopal church renowned as a prominent colonial-era congregation attended by many American Founding Fathers.
B. Old St. Mary’s Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Old St. Mary’s Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a historic 18th-century Catholic church known for its role in early American history and as the burial site of Revolutionary War naval hero Commodore John Barry.
C. Old Philadelphia Presbyterian Church
Old Philadelphia Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church and notable landmark located in Quincy, Florida.
D. St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church is a historic 19th-century Catholic church in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, notable for its prominent hilltop location overlooking the town and its role during the Civil War.
E. Cathedral Church of St. Paul the Apostle
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul the Apostle is the principal Episcopal church and liturgical center of the Diocese of Fond du Lac in Wisconsin.
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: St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia
Target entity description: St. Peter's Church in Philadelphia is a historic 18th-century Episcopal church notable for its colonial architecture and association with early American religious leaders.

A. Christ Church, Philadelphia
Christ Church in Philadelphia is a historic 18th-century Episcopal church renowned as a prominent colonial-era congregation attended by many American Founding Fathers.
B. Old St. Mary’s Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Old St. Mary’s Church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a historic 18th-century Catholic church known for its role in early American history and as the burial site of Revolutionary War naval hero Commodore John Barry.
C. Old Philadelphia Presbyterian Church
Old Philadelphia Presbyterian Church is a historic Presbyterian church and notable landmark located in Quincy, Florida.
D. St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church is a historic 19th-century Catholic church in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, notable for its prominent hilltop location overlooking the town and its role during the Civil War.
E. Cathedral Church of St. Paul the Apostle
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul the Apostle is the principal Episcopal church and liturgical center of the Diocese of Fond du Lac in Wisconsin.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	18th-century building ⓘ Episcopal church ⓘ historic church ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Colonial architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania ⓘ colonial-era clergy ⓘ early American religious leaders ⓘ
constructionPeriod	18th century ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
foundedAs	Episcopal parish ⓘ
hasAdjacentFeature	churchyard cemetery ⓘ
hasBuildingMaterial	brick ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	example of colonial religious architecture in Philadelphia ⓘ represents early American Episcopal tradition ⓘ
hasFunction	active parish church ⓘ historic landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
hasHeritageValue	architectural heritage ⓘ community heritage ⓘ religious heritage ⓘ
hasLanguageOfWorship	English ⓘ
hasNotableFeature	box pews ⓘ burial ground ⓘ colonial-era interior ⓘ historic churchyard ⓘ tall steeple ⓘ
hasReligiousAffiliation	Anglican tradition ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Landmark District contributing property ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic site ⓘ
isSubjectOf	local historical tours ⓘ studies of colonial architecture ⓘ studies of early American religion ⓘ
locatedIn	Pennsylvania ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ Society Hill, Philadelphia ⓘ linked to: Society Hill
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
maintainedBy	parish of St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Society Hill Historic District ⓘ linked to: Society Hill
religiousDenomination	Episcopal Church ⓘ
religiousTradition	Protestant Christianity ⓘ
usedFor	Christian worship ⓘ community events ⓘ religious services ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

William White → workedAt → St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia ⓘ

St. Peter’s Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia → associatedWith → St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Philadelphia ⓘ

linked to: St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia

St. Peter’s Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia → ownership → St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Philadelphia ⓘ