Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, now known as Berea Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church, is a historic synagogue building located in the Madison Park neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The former synagogue, built as an early home of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, is built of ashlar gray granite from Port Deposit, Maryland. It is a well-executed, 19th century version of a Byzantine church, designed by Charles L. Carson, a Baltimore architect. It features a large central dome, 40 feet in diameter, resting on a high octagonal drum pierced by rectangular windows of stained glass and two tall octagonal towers flanking the main entrance.[2]

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	1901 Madison Ave., Baltimore, Maryland
Coordinates	39°18′29″N 76°37′59″W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1890
Architect	Carson, Charles L.; Et al.
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Byzantine
NRHP reference No.	76002181[1]
Added to NRHP	November 07, 1976

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

See also

• Eutaw Place Temple, similar in scale and style, two blocks to the east in the Bolton Hill Historic District

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. George Andreve and Pamela James (January 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

External links

• Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, Baltimore City, including photo from 1976, at Maryland Historical Trust
• Berea Temple Seventh Day Adventist Church website