St. John’s Episcopal Church (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)
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19th-century church building
Episcopal church
Gothic Revival church
historic church building
parish church
St. John’s Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is a historic 19th-century Episcopal parish church noted for its Gothic Revival architecture by prominent architect Richard Upjohn.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St. John’s Episcopal Church (Portsmouth, New Hampshire) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5647525 — 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: St. John’s Episcopal Church (Portsmouth, New Hampshire) Context triple: [Richard Upjohn, designed, St. John’s Episcopal Church (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)]
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A.
North Church of Portsmouth
North Church of Portsmouth is a historic Congregational church in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, known for its prominent white steeple and longstanding role in the city’s religious and civic life.
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B.
St. John in the Wilderness Church
St. John in the Wilderness Church is a historic 19th-century Anglican stone church set amid deodar forests near Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh, India, known for its neo-Gothic architecture and tranquil hillside setting.
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C.
Old South Presbyterian Church, Newburyport
Old South Presbyterian Church in Newburyport is a historic New England congregation best known as the burial site of famed 18th-century evangelist George Whitefield.
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D.
St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church is a historic seaside Episcopal parish church located in the village of Hyannis Port on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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E.
St. John’s Church
St. John’s Church is a historic colonial-era church in Richmond, Virginia, best known as the site of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty, or give me death!” speech during the American Revolution.
- 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: St. John’s Episcopal Church (Portsmouth, New Hampshire) Target entity description: St. John’s Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is a historic 19th-century Episcopal parish church noted for its Gothic Revival architecture by prominent architect Richard Upjohn.
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A.
North Church of Portsmouth
North Church of Portsmouth is a historic Congregational church in downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire, known for its prominent white steeple and longstanding role in the city’s religious and civic life.
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B.
St. John in the Wilderness Church
St. John in the Wilderness Church is a historic 19th-century Anglican stone church set amid deodar forests near Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh, India, known for its neo-Gothic architecture and tranquil hillside setting.
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C.
Old South Presbyterian Church, Newburyport
Old South Presbyterian Church in Newburyport is a historic New England congregation best known as the burial site of famed 18th-century evangelist George Whitefield.
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D.
St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church
St. Andrew’s-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church is a historic seaside Episcopal parish church located in the village of Hyannis Port on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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E.
St. John’s Church
St. John’s Church is a historic colonial-era church in Richmond, Virginia, best known as the site of Patrick Henry’s famous “Give me liberty, or give me death!” speech during the American Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century church building
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Episcopal church ⓘ Gothic Revival church ⓘ historic church building ⓘ parish church ⓘ |
| affiliation | Anglican Communion ⓘ |
| architect | Richard Upjohn ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival architecture
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linked to:
Gothic Revival
|
| buildingMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century Episcopal church buildings in the United States
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Churches in Portsmouth, New Hampshire ⓘ Episcopal churches in New Hampshire ⓘ Gothic Revival church buildings in New Hampshire ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| denomination |
Episcopal Church (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
Episcopal Church
|
| diocese | Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Episcopal parish ⓘ |
| hasClergyType | rector ⓘ |
| hasDenominationRite | Anglican liturgy ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Gothic pointed-arch windows
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stained glass windows ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | example of Richard Upjohn’s Gothic Revival ecclesiastical work ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic landmark in Portsmouth, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New England
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New Hampshire ⓘ Portsmouth, New Hampshire ⓘ Rockingham County, New Hampshire ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint John the Evangelist
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linked to:
Apostle John
|
| NRHPType | contributing property in a historic district ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
ⓘ
parish community activities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: St. John’s Episcopal Church (Portsmouth, New Hampshire) Description of subject: St. John’s Episcopal Church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is a historic 19th-century Episcopal parish church noted for its Gothic Revival architecture by prominent architect Richard Upjohn.
Referenced by (1)
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