Baptist Church in Exeter

The Baptist Church in Exeter, also known as Chestnut Hill Baptist Church, is a historic building located in Exeter, Rhode Island.

Baptist Church in Exeter
church with graveyard in background
Location467 Ten Rod Road,
Exeter, Rhode Island
Coordinates41°34′52″N 71°33′28″W
Built1838
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.78000014 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 21, 1978

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.[1] Mercy Brown, an alleged vampire, was buried in the Chestnut Hill Baptist Church cemetery in 1892 and later exhumed.[2]

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