The Temple (Old Orchard Beach, Maine)

The Temple (Old Orchard Beach, Maine)

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location= Old Orchard Beach, Maine
lat_degrees = 43
lat_minutes = 30
lat_seconds = 8
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 70
long_minutes = 23
long_seconds = 22
long_direction = W
locmapin = Maine
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built =1881
architect= Bickford,James; Dow & Wheeler
architecture= Octagon Mode
added = April 28, 1975
governing_body = Private
refnum=75000119cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Temple is an historic octagon-shaped Baptist church building on Temple Avenue in Ocean Park, Maine within the town of Old Orchard Beach, Maine.

The building was constructed in 1881 by James Bickford and Dow & Wheeler. The temple was part of the Free Will Baptist community at Ocean Park, Maine founded by Bates College President Oren Cheney. The site was added to the National Historic Register in 1975.

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