Faneuil Hall
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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.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T45023 — 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: Faneuil Hall Context triple: [Boston, Massachusetts, hasHistoricSite, Faneuil Hall]
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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.
Newton City Hall
Newton City Hall is the main municipal government building and administrative center for the city of Newton, Massachusetts.
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American Philosophical Society Hall
American Philosophical Society Hall is a historic 18th-century building in Philadelphia that serves as the principal home of the American Philosophical Society, one of the oldest learned societies in the United States.
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Independence Hall
Independence Hall is a historic building in Philadelphia best known as the site where both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted.
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Harvard Square
Harvard Square is a historic commercial and cultural center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its vibrant mix of shops, restaurants, street performers, and its proximity to Harvard University.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Faneuil Hall Target entity description: 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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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.
Newton City Hall
Newton City Hall is the main municipal government building and administrative center for the city of Newton, Massachusetts.
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C.
American Philosophical Society Hall
American Philosophical Society Hall is a historic 18th-century building in Philadelphia that serves as the principal home of the American Philosophical Society, one of the oldest learned societies in the United States.
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D.
Independence Hall
Independence Hall is a historic building in Philadelphia best known as the site where both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution were debated and adopted.
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E.
Harvard Square
Harvard Square is a historic commercial and cultural center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, known for its vibrant mix of shops, restaurants, street performers, and its proximity to Harvard University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
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marketplace ⓘ meeting hall ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cradle of Liberty ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolution
Boston town meetings ⓘ pre-Revolutionary protests against British policy ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
James Otis Jr.
ⓘ
Samuel Adams ⓘ |
| category |
American Revolutionary War sites
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Boston ⓘ History of Boston ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| function |
marketplace
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public meeting hall ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
City of Boston
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| hasFeature |
assembly hall
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cupola ⓘ ground-floor market stalls ⓘ meeting room on upper floor ⓘ |
| hasUse |
civic events
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public ceremonies ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
gathering place for American colonists
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site of Revolutionary-era protests ⓘ |
| locatedIn | downtown Boston ⓘ |
| location |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Faneuil Hall
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Peter Faneuil
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| near |
Boston City Hall
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Quincy Market ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownership | municipal property ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boston National Historical Park
ⓘ
Faneuil Hall self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Freedom Trail ⓘ |
| significance |
important Revolutionary-era meeting place
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symbol of American independence ⓘ |
| touristRegion | New England ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial trade
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political meetings ⓘ public speeches ⓘ town meetings ⓘ |
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Subject: Faneuil Hall Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (46)
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