Temple Israel (Leadville, Colorado)
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| Temple Israel | ||
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Year consecrated 2009 (reconsecration)[citation needed] | | |
| Location | ||
| Location | 201 West 4th Street, Leadville, Colorado 80461 | |
| Country | United States | |
  Location in Colorado | ||
| Geographic coordinates | 39°14′44″N 106°17′53″W / 39.24553°N 106.298058°W | |
| Architecture | ||
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| Type | Synagogue architecture | |
| Style | Carpenter Gothic | |
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| Groundbreaking | August, 1884 | |
| Completed |
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| Construction cost | US$4,000[clarification needed] | |
| Specifications | ||
| Direction of façade | North | |
| Capacity | 84, originally 156 est. | |
| Length | interior: 72 feet (22 m) | |
| Width | interior: 24 feet (7.3 m) | |
| Height (max) | 32 feet (9.8 m) | |
| Materials | Wood frame | |
| Website | ||
Temple Israel is a former
History
The small, 25 ft × 72 ft (7.6 m × 21.9 m),
The congregation splintered in 1892 when the more orthodox members created Knesseth Israel.[7]: 125 Regular services in Temple Israel ceased by 1908[8] and the building was entirely out of service by 1914.
Steve Malin acquired the building in 1937, stripping it of the steeples and re-roofing it.
Restoration and use as a museum
The Temple Israel Foundation bought the building in 1992[12][13] and, after a fire in 2006, restored the synagogue to its original condition. The Temple Israel building now[as of?] occasionally hosts services but mainly functions as a museum dedicated to the pioneer Jews of Leadville.[citation needed]
Cemetery
The Temple Israel Foundation also maintains the Leadville Hebrew Cemetery, to which it gained title in 1993. The cemetery is located outside of Leadville, about 3/4 of a mile from the synagogue. Records show that 132 people were interred in this cemetery from its establishment in 1880 through 1981, though only 5 of those died after 1930. 59 of the original headstones remain, and the Foundation has provided markers for those that are missing. The Foundation opened a section of the cemetery for new interments in 2001 with space for 51 graves, of which 8 were occupied as of 2015. The cemetery is largely maintained through a volunteer effort led by the
Notes
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- ^ Robert M. Murdock was very active as a contractor in Leadville during its silver boom period. He was responsible for the construction of the Tabor Grand Hotel (1884-5), the Breene Block [SE corner, Harrison & 4th] (1887-8), the Armory building [140 E 5th] (1888), and residences for B.F. Follett [W 8th], J.H. Stotesbury [Pine & 8th], and Theodore Schults [Pine & 7th] (1887) amongst many other projects.[4]
References
- ^ Leadville Daily Herald, Friday, August 8, 1884. p. 4.
- ^ "The Temple Israel Building". jewishleadville.org. Archived from the original on September 19, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2019.[self-published source?]
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- ^ Griswold, Don L.; Harvey Griswold, Jean (1996). History of Leadville and Lake County, Colorado. Colorado Historical Society. University Press of Colorado. pp. 1369, 1371, 1897, 1912, 1916.
- ^ Quit-Claim Deed. Vol. 96. Lake County i. p. 171.
- ^ Leadville Daily Herald, Saturday, September 20, 1884. p. 4.
- ^ a b Goodstein, Phil (1992). Exploring Jewish Colorado. University of Denver.
- ^ duPont Breck, Allen (1960). The Centennial History of the Jews of Colorado 1859-1959. The Hirschfeld Press. p. 133.
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- ^ Warranty Deed. Vol. 502. Lake County. p. 359.
- ^ a b "Home page". Temple Israel Foundation.[self-published source?]
External links
- Temple Israel Foundation official website
Media related to Temple Israel at Wikimedia Commons
