Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn
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Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn is a historic 19th-century rural cemetery and National Historic Landmark known for its picturesque landscape and as the resting place of many notable New Yorkers.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11748149 — 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: Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn Context triple: [Sylvia Woods, burialPlace, Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn]
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Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn
Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground in New York City known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures.
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Calvary Cemetery, Queens
Calvary Cemetery in Queens is a large, historic Roman Catholic cemetery in New York City known for being the final resting place of many notable figures, including politicians, entertainers, and early immigrants.
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C.
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens
Mount Carmel Cemetery in Queens is a historic Jewish burial ground in New York City known for being the resting place of many prominent figures, including Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem.
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Cypress Hills Cemetery, New York City
Cypress Hills Cemetery in New York City is a historic, non-sectarian burial ground in Brooklyn and Queens known for its notable interments and expansive, park-like landscape.
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St. John's Cemetery, Queens
St. John's Cemetery in Queens is a large Roman Catholic burial ground in New York City known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including entertainers, politicians, and organized crime figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn Target entity description: Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn is a historic 19th-century rural cemetery and National Historic Landmark known for its picturesque landscape and as the resting place of many notable New Yorkers.
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A.
Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn
Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground in New York City known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures.
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B.
Calvary Cemetery, Queens
Calvary Cemetery in Queens is a large, historic Roman Catholic cemetery in New York City known for being the final resting place of many notable figures, including politicians, entertainers, and early immigrants.
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C.
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens
Mount Carmel Cemetery in Queens is a historic Jewish burial ground in New York City known for being the resting place of many prominent figures, including Yiddish author Sholem Aleichem.
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D.
Cypress Hills Cemetery, New York City
Cypress Hills Cemetery in New York City is a historic, non-sectarian burial ground in Brooklyn and Queens known for its notable interments and expansive, park-like landscape.
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E.
St. John's Cemetery, Queens
St. John's Cemetery in Queens is a large Roman Catholic burial ground in New York City known for being the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including entertainers, politicians, and organized crime figures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Historic Landmark
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cemetery ⓘ rural cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | rural cemetery movement ⓘ |
| area | approximately 478 acres ⓘ |
| borough | Brooklyn ⓘ |
| cemeteryType | nonsectarian ⓘ |
| containsGraveOf |
Boss Tweed
NERFINISHED
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Charles Ebbets NERFINISHED ⓘ Civil War soldiers ⓘ DeWitt Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ Elias Howe NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Steinway NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Ward Beecher NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace Greeley NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean-Michel Basquiat NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Comfort Tiffany NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel F. B. Morse NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Smith McKinney Steward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| designatedNHL | 2006 ⓘ |
| established | 1838 ⓘ |
| foundedAs | rural cemetery ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Henry Evelyn Pierrepont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Battle Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Civil War soldiers’ lots ⓘ Gothic Revival main entrance ⓘ family mausoleums ⓘ glacial kettle ponds ⓘ historic chapel ⓘ rolling hills ⓘ sculptural monuments ⓘ views of Manhattan skyline ⓘ winding paths ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
active burial ground
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cultural venue ⓘ historic landscape ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
New York City Landmark ⓘ |
| inception | 1838 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Mount Auburn Cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Père Lachaise Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
19th-century rural cemetery design
ⓘ
Victorian funerary art ⓘ historic mausoleums and monuments ⓘ picturesque landscape ⓘ resting place of many notable New Yorkers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| neighborhood |
Greenwood Heights
NERFINISHED
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Park Slope NERFINISHED ⓘ Sunset Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 66000538 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| offers |
guided tours
ⓘ
public programs and events ⓘ |
| opened | 1840 ⓘ |
| operator | The Green-Wood Cemetery (nonprofit organization) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | rural cemetery movement in the United States ⓘ |
| usedAs | public park before creation of city parks system ⓘ |
| website | https://www.green-wood.com/ ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn Description of subject: Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn is a historic 19th-century rural cemetery and National Historic Landmark known for its picturesque landscape and as the resting place of many notable New Yorkers.
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