Red Banks Primitive Baptist Church is a historic

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located between Meeting House Branch and E. Firetower Road in Greenville,

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. The original church building was set on fire on December 30, 1863, by Union forces under the command of Col. Joseph M. McChesney. It was rebuilt in 1893 and is a one-story, frame, gable front, rectangular, building measuring approximately 50 feet by 30 feet. It is two bays wide and five bays deep and sits on a brick pier foundation. Located on the property is the contributing church

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with less than 20 markers. The Red Banks Primitive Baptist Church was deeded to the Pitt County Historical Society in May 2000.Pitt County Historical Society: About the Historic Red Banks Primitive Baptist Church Project
/ref> It was added to the

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in 2002.

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