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set in a rounded-arch opening. The windows of the facade are elongated rounded-arch windows, set by pairs in round-arch opening in which the lozenge above is of stained glass. Rising from the roof ridge above the entrance is a short tower, with a flushboarded first stage that has corner pilasters, and a second belfry stage with round-arch louvered openings. The tower is finished with a short octagonal steeple.
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is a historic structure built in 1868 located at 45 Pearl Street in
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Register of Historic Places in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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Freewill
Baptist Church-Peoples Baptist Church-New Hope Church
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Baptist Church—Peoples Baptist Church—New Hope Church
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Baptist Church-Peoples Baptist Church-New Hope Church
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Buildings and structures in
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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Newmarket Industrial and Commercial Historic District
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List of National Historic Landmarks in New Hampshire
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