Yeocomico Church
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Yeocomico Church is one of the oldest colonial-era Anglican churches in Virginia, noted for its 17th-century architecture and well-preserved historic character.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yeocomico Church canonical | 1 |
| Yeocomico Episcopal Church | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T894367 — 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: Yeocomico Church Context triple: [Westmoreland County, Virginia, hasNotableHistoricSite, Yeocomico Church]
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A.
Phillips Church
Phillips Church is a historic chapel located on the campus of Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, serving as a center for the school's religious and community gatherings.
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B.
Bigelow Chapel
Bigelow Chapel is a historic Gothic Revival funerary chapel located within Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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C.
Old South Church
Old South Church is a historic United Church of Christ congregation in Boston renowned for its distinctive Venetian Gothic architecture and prominent role in American religious and civic life.
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D.
Monumental Church (Richmond, Virginia)
Monumental Church in Richmond, Virginia is an early 19th-century Neoclassical landmark designed by architect Robert Mills to commemorate victims of a devastating theater fire.
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E.
St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church is a historic seaside Episcopal parish church located in the village of Hyannis Port on Cape Cod, 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: Yeocomico Church Target entity description: Yeocomico Church is one of the oldest colonial-era Anglican churches in Virginia, noted for its 17th-century architecture and well-preserved historic character.
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A.
Phillips Church
Phillips Church is a historic chapel located on the campus of Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, serving as a center for the school's religious and community gatherings.
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B.
Bigelow Chapel
Bigelow Chapel is a historic Gothic Revival funerary chapel located within Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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C.
Old South Church
Old South Church is a historic United Church of Christ congregation in Boston renowned for its distinctive Venetian Gothic architecture and prominent role in American religious and civic life.
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D.
Monumental Church (Richmond, Virginia)
Monumental Church in Richmond, Virginia is an early 19th-century Neoclassical landmark designed by architect Robert Mills to commemorate victims of a devastating theater fire.
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E.
St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church is a historic seaside Episcopal parish church located in the village of Hyannis Port on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican church
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colonial-era church ⓘ historic church ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Colonial architecture ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | early 18th century ⓘ |
| cemeteryContains | colonial-era graves ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | circa 1706 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | circa 1706 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentReligiousAffiliation | Episcopal Diocese of Virginia ⓘ |
| denomination |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglican
Episcopal Church ⓘ
surface form:
Episcopal Church (United States)
|
| governingBody | Episcopal Diocese of Virginia ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Yeocomico Church
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surface form:
Yeocomico Episcopal Church
|
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
Flemish bond brickwork
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T-shaped plan ⓘ brick buttresses ⓘ chancel ⓘ compass windows ⓘ gable-end entrances ⓘ gallery ⓘ hooded doorways ⓘ original box pews ⓘ raised brick foundation ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | Yeocomico Church cemetery ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
architectural history of early American churches
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religious history of colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
Virginia Landmarks Register ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cople Parish
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ Westmoreland County, Virginia ⓘ |
| materialUsed | brick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
17th- and early 18th-century architectural features
ⓘ
being one of the oldest Episcopal churches in Virginia ⓘ well-preserved colonial interior ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| predecessorBuildingDate | circa 1655 ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| region |
Northern Neck
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surface form:
Northern Neck of Virginia
|
| religiousAffiliation |
Church of England
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surface form:
Church of England (historical)
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| roofType | gable roof ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
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historic tourism ⓘ religious services ⓘ |
| VirginiaLandmarksRegisterListingDate | 1972 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yeocomico Church Description of subject: Yeocomico Church is one of the oldest colonial-era Anglican churches in Virginia, noted for its 17th-century architecture and well-preserved historic character.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Yeocomico Episcopal Church