Texas School Book Depository
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The Texas School Book Depository is a historic Dallas building best known as the site from which Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly shot President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Texas School Book Depository Company | 1 |
| former Texas School Book Depository | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| allegedShooterLocation | sixth floor ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Commercial style ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lee Harvey Oswald ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Dallas, Texas
ⓘ
Historic sites in Texas ⓘ Museums in Dallas, Texas ⓘ Presidential assassination sites ⓘ |
| city |
Dallas, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas
|
| completionDate | 1903 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1901 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
county offices
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1963-11-22 ⓘ |
| floorCountRelevantToEvent | 6 ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
exhibits on 1960s American culture and politics
ⓘ
permanent exhibition on John F. Kennedy’s assassination ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant | Dallas County Administration Building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| houses | The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dealey Plaza ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Elm Street
ⓘ
Grassy Knoll ⓘ Houston Street ⓘ |
| location |
Dallas, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas, Texas, United States
|
| material | red brick ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Assassination of John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| nrhpListingDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| nrhpType | contributing property ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 7 ⓘ |
| originalUse |
commercial building
ⓘ
warehouse ⓘ |
| overlooks | Dealey Plaza ⓘ |
| owner |
Dallas County, Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas County
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| partOf |
Dealey Plaza
ⓘ
surface form:
Dealey Plaza Historic District
|
| significance | central location in investigations of JFK assassination ⓘ |
| significantFor | site of sniper’s perch in JFK assassination ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 411 Elm Street ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Texas School Book Depository
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Texas School Book Depository Company
|
| usedFor |
book distribution
ⓘ
textbook storage ⓘ |
| visitedBy | tourists ⓘ |
| visitedFor | historical significance ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Elm Street (Dallas)
subject surface form:
Houston Street (Dallas)
subject surface form:
John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza
this entity surface form:
former Texas School Book Depository
this entity surface form:
Texas School Book Depository Company