Baptist Church in Exeter

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Baptist Church in Exeter
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Location467 Ten Rod Road,
Exeter, Rhode Island
Coordinates 41°34′52″N71°33′28″W / 41.58111°N 71.55778°W / 41.58111; -71.55778
Built1838
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP reference No. 78000014 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1978

The Baptist Church in Exeter, also known as Chestnut Hill Baptist Church, is a historic building located in Exeter, Rhode Island.

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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]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. Mercy Brown Grave History on Quahog.org (accessed September 12, 2008) [ permanent dead link ]