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East Harpswell Free Will Baptist Church

1843 establishments in Maine19th-century Baptist churches in the United StatesBaptist churches in MaineBuildings and structures in Harpswell, MaineChurches completed in 1843
Churches in Cumberland County, MaineChurches on the National Register of Historic Places in MaineNational Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, Maine
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The East Harpswell Free Will Baptist Church is a historic church on Cundys Harbor Road in East Harpswell, Maine. Built in 1843, it is a little-altered modest Greek Revival structure, with a reversed interior layout (with the pulpit at the entrance) that is now extremely rare within the state. It has been used only sporadically since the early 20th century, but is maintained by a local community group. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

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East Harpswell Free Will Baptist Church

Cundys Harbor Road 308
04079
Maine, United States
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