Baptist Church in Exeter

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Baptist Church in Exeter
File:Baptist Church in Exeter RI.jpg
church with cemetery in background
Baptist Church in Exeter is located in Rhode Island
Baptist Church in Exeter
Location Exeter, Rhode Island
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Built 1838
Architect Unknown
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 78000014 [1]
Added to NRHP November 21, 1978

The Baptist Church in Exeter, also known as Chestnut Hill Baptist Church, is an historic building located at 467 Ten Rod Road in Exeter, Rhode Island.

The church building was constructed in 1838 in a Greek Revival style. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1978.[1] Mercy Brown, an alleged vampire, was buried in the Chestnut Hill Baptist Church cemetery in 1892 and later exhumed.[2]

  • Mercy Brown gravestone in Chestnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery

  • Grange in Exeter Rhode Island.jpg

    Grange Hall adjacent to the church

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Mercy Brown Grave History on Quahog.org (accessed September 12, 2008)

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