Kirtland Temple

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Latter Day Saint temple National Historic Landmark historic religious building property listed on the National Register of Historic Places

Kirtland Temple is a historic Latter Day Saint temple in Kirtland, Ohio, revered as a sacred site by the Community of Christ and known as the first temple built in the movement.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Kirtland Temple canonical	3
Kirtland Temple Historic District	1
Kirtland Temple Historic Site	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2001491 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kirtland Temple
Context triple: [Community of Christ, sacredSite, Kirtland Temple]

A. Provo Utah Temple
The Provo Utah Temple is a Latter-day Saint temple located in Provo, Utah, known for serving the large local LDS community and nearby Brigham Young University.
B. Salt Lake Temple
The Salt Lake Temple is a prominent 19th-century granite temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an iconic religious and architectural symbol of Salt Lake City.
C. Cardston Alberta Temple
The Cardston Alberta Temple is a historic Latter-day Saint temple in Cardston, Alberta, notable as one of the earliest temples built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints outside the United States.
D. Provo City Center Temple
The Provo City Center Temple is a Latter-day Saint temple in downtown Provo, Utah, notable for being reconstructed from the historic Provo Tabernacle after a devastating fire.
E. Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
The Church of Christ (Temple Lot) is a small Latter Day Saint denomination headquartered in Independence, Missouri, best known for owning the Temple Lot site revered by many Restorationist groups.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kirtland Temple
Target entity description: Kirtland Temple is a historic Latter Day Saint temple in Kirtland, Ohio, revered as a sacred site by the Community of Christ and known as the first temple built in the movement.

A. Provo Utah Temple
The Provo Utah Temple is a Latter-day Saint temple located in Provo, Utah, known for serving the large local LDS community and nearby Brigham Young University.
B. Salt Lake Temple
The Salt Lake Temple is a prominent 19th-century granite temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an iconic religious and architectural symbol of Salt Lake City.
C. Cardston Alberta Temple
The Cardston Alberta Temple is a historic Latter-day Saint temple in Cardston, Alberta, notable as one of the earliest temples built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints outside the United States.
D. Provo City Center Temple
The Provo City Center Temple is a Latter-day Saint temple in downtown Provo, Utah, notable for being reconstructed from the historic Provo Tabernacle after a devastating fire.
E. Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
The Church of Christ (Temple Lot) is a small Latter Day Saint denomination headquartered in Independence, Missouri, best known for owning the Temple Lot site revered by many Restorationist groups.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latter Day Saint temple ⓘ National Historic Landmark ⓘ historic religious building ⓘ property listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Kirtland Temple Historic Site ⓘ linked to: Kirtland Temple
architecturalStyle	Federal style ⓘ Greek Revival ⓘ linked to: Greek Revival architecture
associatedWith	Joseph Smith ⓘ Sidney Rigdon ⓘ early Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ
buildingMaterial	stone ⓘ wood ⓘ
constructionStartYear	1833 ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
currentUse	historic site ⓘ place for religious services and gatherings ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
dedicatedBy	Joseph Smith ⓘ
dedicationDate	27 March 1836 ⓘ
denominationalAffiliation	Community of Christ ⓘ
floorCount	3 ⓘ
formerDenominationalAffiliation	Church of the Latter Day Saints ⓘ
hasCategory	Churches completed in 1836 ⓘ Latter Day Saint temples in Ohio ⓘ Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio ⓘ
hasFeature	exterior stucco scored to resemble stone ⓘ multi-level assembly halls ⓘ pulpits at both ends of main assembly hall ⓘ
hasVisitorCenter	yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ linked to: National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark ⓘ linked to: National Historic Landmark
locatedIn	Kirtland, Ohio ⓘ Lake County, Ohio ⓘ Ohio ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
maintainedBy	Community of Christ ⓘ
near	Historic Kirtland village ⓘ
NRHPReferenceNumber	66000607 ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
originallyBuiltFor	Church of the Latter Day Saints ⓘ
ownedBy	Community of Christ ⓘ
religiousTradition	Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ linked to: Latter-day Saint movement churches
roofMaterial	shingles ⓘ
significance	first temple built in the Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ important historic site for various Latter Day Saint denominations ⓘ sacred site for the Community of Christ ⓘ
significantEvent	dedicatory services of the first Latter Day Saint temple ⓘ visions reported by Joseph Smith and other early Latter Day Saint leaders in 1836 ⓘ
yearCompleted	1836 ⓘ