Washington Parish Burial Ground
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Washington Parish Burial Ground is the original name of what became Congressional Cemetery, a historic burial ground in Washington, D.C.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Washington Parish Burial Ground canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic cemetery
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| 19thCenturyUse | burial place for members of Congress ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Christ Church, Washington Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Washington Parish Burial Ground and Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
United States Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cemeteryLayout | grid of burial plots with walkways ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denomination | Episcopal ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1807 ⓘ |
| evolvedInto | nationally significant historic cemetery ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Christ Church, Washington Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | cemetery for residents of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
associated with development of the U.S. capital city
ⓘ
reflects early Washington, D.C. social history ⓘ |
| hasGraveType |
family plots
ⓘ
individual headstones ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Congressional Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
part of a National Historic Landmark site
ⓘ
part of a site listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| landUse | funerary ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Capitol Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
early 19th-century funerary art
ⓘ
tombstones of early Washington, D.C. residents ⓘ |
| originalNameOf | Congressional Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | historic fabric of Capitol Hill neighborhood ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Christ Church, Washington Parish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial of government officials
ⓘ
burial of local parishioners ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Congressional Cemetery