The Temple
Old Orchard Beach, US
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 kn
own octagonal religious structure in use in the state, although there are octagonal belfries such as that of New Sharon Congregational Church. The temple was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, and included in the Ocean Park Historic Buildings district in 1982.
Listen to the audio guide for The Temple Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen offNearby
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