Temple Adath Israel (Owensboro, Kentucky)
Temple Adath Israel, is a synagogue in Owensboro, Kentucky. The Moorish Revival facade of the modest building features a gothic-arched door flanked by a pair of gothic-arched windows punctuated by four pilasters. These are surmounted with molded capitals and fanciful embellishments and the whole is topped by a whimsical row of four, small, onion domed turrets. The synagogue was built in 1877.[2]
Temple Adath Israel | |
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| Location | 429 Daviess St., Owensboro, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 37°46′18″N 87°6′34″W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1877 |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Eclectic |
| MPS | Owensboro MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000761[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 28, 1986 |
It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3] It is among the oldest synagogue buildings still standing in the United States.[4]
See also
- Oldest synagogues in the United States
External links
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Amy Hill Shevitz, Jewish Communities on the Ohio River: A History, University of Kentucky Press, 2007, p. 191.
- Temple Adath Israel, Archiplanet website. Accessed March 31, 2009.
- Mark W. Gordon, "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues", American Jewish History, 84.1 (1996) 11-27. 2019 article update.
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