House of the Temple
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House of the Temple is the monumental Washington, D.C. headquarters and Masonic temple of the Scottish Rite’s Southern Jurisdiction, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and symbolic design.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of the Temple canonical | 8 |
| House of the Temple Library | 1 |
| House of the Temple complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7907616 — 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: House of the Temple Context triple: [Southern Jurisdiction, Scottish Rite, hasBuilding, House of the Temple]
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A.
The Temple
The Temple is a large, spiritually themed art installation at Burning Man that serves as a communal space for reflection, mourning, and symbolic release before being ceremonially burned.
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B.
Heroes’ Temple
Heroes’ Temple is a memorial hall within Budapest’s Dohány Street Synagogue complex dedicated to honoring Jewish soldiers who died in World War I.
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C.
Great Temple
The Great Temple is the largest and most important religious sanctuary in the Hittite capital of Hattusa, dedicated primarily to the storm god and the sun goddess.
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D.
Great Temple
The Great Temple is a monumental archaeological complex in Petra, Jordan, featuring grand colonnades, stairways, and courtyards that reflect the architectural sophistication of the Nabataean civilization.
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E.
Temple Reyim
Temple Reyim is a Jewish congregation and synagogue located in the West Newton neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts.
- 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: House of the Temple Target entity description: House of the Temple is the monumental Washington, D.C. headquarters and Masonic temple of the Scottish Rite’s Southern Jurisdiction, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and symbolic design.
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A.
The Temple
The Temple is a large, spiritually themed art installation at Burning Man that serves as a communal space for reflection, mourning, and symbolic release before being ceremonially burned.
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B.
Heroes’ Temple
Heroes’ Temple is a memorial hall within Budapest’s Dohány Street Synagogue complex dedicated to honoring Jewish soldiers who died in World War I.
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C.
Great Temple
The Great Temple is the largest and most important religious sanctuary in the Hittite capital of Hattusa, dedicated primarily to the storm god and the sun goddess.
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D.
Great Temple
The Great Temple is a monumental archaeological complex in Petra, Jordan, featuring grand colonnades, stairways, and courtyards that reflect the architectural sophistication of the Nabataean civilization.
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E.
Temple Reyim
Temple Reyim is a Jewish congregation and synagogue located in the West Newton neighborhood of Newton, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Masonic temple
ⓘ
headquarters building ⓘ |
| architect |
John Russell Pope
ⓘ
Pope & Burton ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Beaux-Arts
ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1915 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| contains |
Albert Pike collection
ⓘ
House of the Temple Library ⓘ
linked to:
House of the Temple
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish Rite Masonic Museum
|
| coordinates | 38.9083°N 77.0361°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| denomination | Scottish Rite ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Supreme Council, 33°, Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, USA
ⓘ
linked to:
Supreme Council, 33°
|
| hasDome | no ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Atrium
ⓘ
Grand Staircase ⓘ Temple Room ⓘ archives ⓘ executive offices ⓘ library ⓘ memorial rooms ⓘ museum ⓘ ritual rooms ⓘ |
| headquartersOf | Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, USA ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Mausoleum at Halicarnassus ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Southern Jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Jurisdiction, Scottish Rite
|
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Temple of Solomon (symbolically)
ⓘ
linked to:
First Temple in Jerusalem
|
| neighborhood |
Dupont Circle area
ⓘ
linked to:
Dupont Circle neighborhood
|
| notableFor |
Masonic symbolism
ⓘ
influence on 20th-century Masonic architecture ⓘ monumental neoclassical design ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | June 18, 1973 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 73002124 ⓘ |
| numberOfColumns | 33 ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1915 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, USA ⓘ |
| publicAccess | offers guided tours ⓘ |
| religion |
Freemasonry
ⓘ
linked to:
Freemasons
|
| roofFeature | stepped pyramid roof ⓘ |
| significantBuildingType | Masonic headquarters ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 1733 16th Street NW ⓘ |
| symbolism | 33 degrees of the Scottish Rite ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of the Temple Description of subject: House of the Temple is the monumental Washington, D.C. headquarters and Masonic temple of the Scottish Rite’s Southern Jurisdiction, renowned for its neoclassical architecture and symbolic design.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Supreme Council
subject linked to:
Supreme Council
linked to: House of the Temple
linked to: House of the Temple