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Baptist Church in Exeter
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	467 Ten Rod Road, Exeter, Rhode Island
Coordinates	41°34′52″N 71°33′28″W / 41.58111°N 71.55778°W / 41.58111; -71.55778
Built	1838
Architectural style	Greek Revival
NRHP reference No.	78000014
Added to NRHP	November 21, 1978

The Baptist Church in Exeter, also known as Chestnut Hill Baptist Church, is a historic building located 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. Mercy Brown, an alleged vampire, was buried in the Chestnut Hill Baptist Church cemetery in 1892 and later exhumed.

• Mercy Brown gravestone in Chestnut Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
• Grange Hall adjacent to the church

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Rhode Island

References

1. ^ "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)

External links

• Chestnut Hill Baptist Church home page

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