Temple Israel (Lafayette, Indiana)
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Temple Israel | |
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| Location | 17 S. 7th St., Lafayette, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°25′0″N 86°53′16″W / 40.41667°N 86.88778°WCoordinates: 40°25′0″N 86°53′16″W / 40.41667°N 86.88778°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1866-1867 |
| Architect | Jacob Welschbillig |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| NRHP Reference # | 82000080[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 19, 1982 |
Temple Israel is a historic synagogue located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Its 1867 building is one of the oldest synagogue buildings in the United States.[2]
The congregation, which was formed in 1849, was the second Jewish congregation organized in Indiana.[3][4] In 1874 it became a founding member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.[5] The congregation moved to its third and present location on Cumberland Avenue in West Lafayette.[5]
Historic building
The Temple Israel building of 1866–1867, located at 17 South 7th St., was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is a two-story Rundbogenstil structure.[3][6] The building was dedicated by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise.[5][7]
In 1976 the old synagogue building was purchased from the Red Cross by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lafayette, Indiana.[8] The UU congregation vacated this location in October 2007.
References
- ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Mark Gordon, "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues", American Jewish History 84.1 (1996), 11-27.
- 1 2 http://www.livingplaces.com/IN/Tippecanoe_County/Lafayette_City/Ellsworth_Historic_District.html
- ↑ James Glass, "Jews built lives, traditions here", The Indianapolis Star, February 13, 2010.
- 1 2 3 http://templeisraelwlaf.org/aboutus/history/
- ↑ Historic Structures of Lafayette, Indiana, Historic Homes and Churches
- ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes John A. Carlson (February 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Temple Israel" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
- ↑ http://www.uuctc.org/about-2/our-history/#A_New_Home
