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.

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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

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Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C. hasPart Public Vault
subject surface form: Congressional Cemetery