Public Vault
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Public Vault is a historic communal burial structure at Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C., used to temporarily house the remains of notable individuals, including U.S. presidents, before final interment.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funerary structure
ⓘ
historic communal burial structure ⓘ temporary receiving vault ⓘ |
| architecturalContext | historic cemetery architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
U.S. Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal government funerary practices ⓘ |
| burialType | above-ground entombment ⓘ |
| cemetery | Congressional Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance | site connected to funerary rites of national figures ⓘ |
| function |
communal burial structure
ⓘ
receiving vault for funerals ⓘ |
| hasAccessType | communal ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Anacostia River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Congressional Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUse |
temporary housing of remains of U.S. presidents
ⓘ
temporary housing of remains of government officials ⓘ temporary housing of remains of notable individuals ⓘ |
| partOf | Congressional Cemetery grounds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| temporalRole | intermediate resting place before reburial elsewhere ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Congressional Cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. federal government NERFINISHED ⓘ families of deceased individuals ⓘ |
| usedFor |
temporary entombment before final interment
ⓘ
temporary storage of human remains ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early United States history ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Congressional Cemetery