The Temple (Old Orchard Beach, Maine)
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The Temple is a historic octagon-shaped Baptist church building on Temple Avenue in the Ocean Park area of Old Orchard Beach, Maine. Built in 1881, it is the centerpiece of the summer camp meeting established in 1880 by Free Will Baptists led by Bates College President Oren Cheney. It is the only known octagonal religious structure currently in use in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and included in the Ocean Park Historic Buildings district in 1982.
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N 43.502222222222 ° | E -70.389444444444 ° |
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Porter Memorial Hall
Temple Avenue 62
04064
Maine, United States
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