Westminster Hall and Burying Ground

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burial ground former church site historic cemetery tourist attraction

Westminster Hall and Burying Ground is a historic 18th-century cemetery and former church site in Baltimore, Maryland, noted for its notable burials and association with Edgar Allan Poe.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Westminster Hall and Burying Ground, Baltimore, Maryland, United States	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	burial ground ⓘ former church site ⓘ historic cemetery ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
affiliation	University of Maryland, Baltimore campus ⓘ surface form: University of Maryland, Baltimore
architecturalStyle	Gothic Revival (hall) ⓘ
associatedWith	Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ First Presbyterian Church of Baltimore ⓘ University of Maryland School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ
burialGroundEstablished	1786 ⓘ
churchConstructionCompleted	1852 ⓘ
constructionStart	1786 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
currentUse	event venue ⓘ historic site open to the public ⓘ
denominationOriginal	Presbyterian ⓘ
formerName	Westminster Presbyterian Church ⓘ
hasFeature	brick and stone vaults ⓘ raised church structure over existing graves ⓘ underground catacombs ⓘ
hasNotableBurial	David Poe Sr. ⓘ Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ James Calhoun ⓘ James McHenry ⓘ John Stricker NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria Clemm ⓘ Philip Barton Key II ⓘ surface form: Philip Barton Key Reverend Patrick Allison ⓘ Robert Smith ⓘ Samuel Smith ⓘ Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe ⓘ surface form: Virginia Clemm Poe
hasPart	Palace of Westminster ⓘ surface form: Westminster Hall burying ground ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Baltimore City Landmark ⓘ National Register of Historic Places ⓘ surface form: National Register of Historic Places contributing property
locatedIn	Baltimore ⓘ Maryland ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
locatedInDistrict	West Baltimore ⓘ
locatedInNeighborhood	Downtown Baltimore ⓘ surface form: downtown Baltimore
maintainedBy	Westminster Preservation Trust ⓘ
material	brick ⓘ stone ⓘ
notableFor	18th-century burials ⓘ association with Edgar Allan Poe ⓘ historic catacombs ⓘ
ownedBy	University of Maryland, Baltimore campus ⓘ surface form: University of Maryland, Baltimore
religiousAffiliationHistorical	First Presbyterian Church of Baltimore ⓘ
touristActivity	Edgar Allan Poe–themed tours ⓘ guided tours ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James McHenry → burialPlace → Westminster Hall and Burying Ground ⓘ

Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe → burialPlace → Westminster Hall and Burying Ground ⓘ

this entity surface form: Westminster Hall and Burying Ground, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Samuel Smith → placeOfBurial → Westminster Hall and Burying Ground ⓘ