Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States
E202935
Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan, is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its notable interments, picturesque landscape design, and significance in the city’s cultural and architectural heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States canonical | 2 |
| Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1822011 — 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: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States Context triple: [Henry Billings Brown, burialPlace, Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States]
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A.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of prominent figures including civil rights icon Rosa Parks.
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B.
Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan, is a historic Catholic burial ground notable as the final resting place of automobile pioneer Louis Chevrolet.
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C.
Ford Cemetery, Detroit
Ford Cemetery in Detroit is a historic burial ground notable as the final resting place of industrialist Henry Ford.
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D.
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Alabama, is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of many notable local figures and public officials.
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E.
Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio, is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its notable interments, including prominent scientist Edward W. Morley.
- 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: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States Target entity description: Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan, is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its notable interments, picturesque landscape design, and significance in the city’s cultural and architectural heritage.
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A.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of prominent figures including civil rights icon Rosa Parks.
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B.
Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Holy Cross and Saint Joseph Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan, is a historic Catholic burial ground notable as the final resting place of automobile pioneer Louis Chevrolet.
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C.
Ford Cemetery, Detroit
Ford Cemetery in Detroit is a historic burial ground notable as the final resting place of industrialist Henry Ford.
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D.
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Elmwood Cemetery in Birmingham, Alabama, is a historic burial ground known for being the final resting place of many notable local figures and public officials.
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E.
Woodland Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Woodland Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio, is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its notable interments, including prominent scientist Edward W. Morley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | rural cemetery style ⓘ |
| area | approximately 86 acres ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| foundedBy | Detroit civic leaders ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 42.353°N 83.022°W ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Civil War soldiers’ section
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Gothic Revival chapel ⓘ historic mausoleums ⓘ mature trees ⓘ monumental grave markers ⓘ notable family mausoleums ⓘ ornamental plantings ⓘ water features and ponds ⓘ winding roads ⓘ |
| hasNotableBurial |
Civil War veterans
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Hazen S. Pingree ⓘ James A. McMillan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerome Cavanagh ⓘ John J. Bagley NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis Cass ⓘ Russell A. Alger NERFINISHED ⓘ Zachariah Chandler ⓘ many Detroit mayors ⓘ prominent Detroit business leaders ⓘ |
| hasUse |
burial ground
ⓘ
historic landscape ⓘ memorial park ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.elmwoodhistoriccemetery.org/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Michigan State Historic Site
ⓘ
listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| inception | 1846 ⓘ |
| landscapeArchitect | Frederick Law Olmsted ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Detroit
ⓘ
surface form:
Detroit, Michigan
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| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Wayne County, Michigan ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Detroit civic and political history
ⓘ
historic funerary art and monuments ⓘ picturesque landscape design ⓘ |
| NRHPListingDate | 1984-06-04 ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 84001800 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Elmwood Cemetery Association ⓘ |
| partOf | historic cemeteries of Detroit ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
ongoing memorial ceremonies and historical tours
ⓘ
site of commemorations for Detroit’s Civil War dead ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan, United States Description of subject: Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan, is a historic 19th-century burial ground known for its notable interments, picturesque landscape design, and significance in the city’s cultural and architectural heritage.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan
subject surface form:
G. Mennen Williams