The Temple

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.

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Type: Church
Denomination: Christian
Description: historic church building in Ocean Park, Maine, USA
Address: 50 Temple Avenue, Old Orchard Beach, ME 04064

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Old Orchard Beach station and Palace Playland.

Old Orchard Beach station

Railway station

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Old Orchard Beach station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. It features a covered platform, and is served by Amtrak's Downeaster service seasonally between May and October. Old Orchard Beach station is situated 1 mile northeast of The Temple.

Palace Playland

Theme park

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Palace Playland is a seasonal amusement park located in Old Orchard Beach, Maine. It has operated on the same site since 1902. Palace Playland is situated 1 mile northeast of The Temple.

The Ballpark

Stadium

The Ballpark is a baseball stadium in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, United States. The venue has a seating capacity of 6,000 and is a former Triple-A baseball facility that was almost destroyed by years of neglect until a community organized volunteer effort revived the stadium. The Ballpark is situated 1 mile north of The Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ocean Park and Old Orchard Beach.

Ocean Park

Neighborhood

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Ocean Park is a village in the town of Old Orchard Beach in York County, Maine, United States. A historic family style summer community affiliated with the Free Will Baptists, the community is located in southern Old Orchard Beach on Saco Bay.

Old Orchard Beach

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Old Orchard Beach is a city of 8,800 people in the Southern Coast region of Maine. Old Orchard Beach has a seven-mile stretch of wide-open beach. There are 25 rides and arcade games at Palace Playland, its seaside amusement park.

Saco

Photo: Josh and Melanie Rosenthal, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Saco is a city in York County, Maine, United States. The population was 20,381 at the 2020 census. It is home to Ferry Beach State Park, Funtown Splashtown USA, Thornton Academy and General Dynamics Armament Systems, a subsidiary of the defense contractor General Dynamics.

The Temple

Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Town of Old Orchard Beach, York County, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.50245° or 43° 30′ 9″ north

Longitude

-70.38884° or 70° 23′ 20″ west

Open location code

87MFGJ26+XF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 484560134

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=christian

Wikidata ID

Q7768351

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