Tephereth Israel Synagogue
Tephereth Israel Synagogue | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Leadership | Lay-led |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 76 Winter Street, New Britain, Connecticut 06051 |
Country | United States |
Location in Connecticut | |
Geographic coordinates | 41°40′19″N 72°46′44″W / 41.67194°N 72.77889°W |
Architecture | |
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Type | Synagogue |
Style | |
Date established | 1925 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1925 |
Materials | Masonry; red brick |
Website | |
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Tephereth Israel Synagogue | |
Area | less than one acre |
MPS | Historic Synagogues of Connecticut MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 95000576 |
Added to NRHP | May 11, 1995 |
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Tephereth Israel Synagogue (
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as part of a multiple property listing of fifteen historic synagogues in Connecticut.[1]
Architecture and history
Tephereth Israel Synagogue is located a few blocks northeast of downtown New Britain, on the north side of Winter Street west of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. It is a two-story masonry structure, built out of red brick with stone trim. Square towers flank a central entry section, which has three entrances at the top of a broad series of steps. The entrances are set in round-arch openings with keystones, as are the windows set above them. The towers have brick corner quoining, with tall round-arch windows, above which are stone panels bearing the Star of David. The interior is arranged with a social hall and classroom space on the ground floor, and the main sanctuary on the upper level. The fixtures of the sanctuary date to the period after a 1962 fire.[2] Services are usually conducted every Saturday morning, led by Rabbi Robert Schectman.
The synagogue was built in 1925, following a doctrinal split in New Britain's Jewish community. The city's first congregation, Ahey B'Nai Israel, was formally adopted as a Conservative organization, and more recently arrived Orthodox adherents broke off to form Tephereth Israel. The building is an architecturally distinctive blend of Romanesque and Colonial Revival features.[2]
Tephereth Israel Synagogue was one of fifteen Connecticut synagogues added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995[1] and 1996 in response to an unprecedented multiple submission, nominating nineteen synagogues.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "NRHP nomination for Tephereth Israel Synagogue". National Park Service. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- ^ Charles, Eleanor (April 7, 1996). "In the Region/Connecticut;15 Synagogues Gain National Landmark Status". New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
- ^ Ransom, David F. (March 29, 1995). "NRHP Registration Form Multiple Property Listing: Historic Synagogues of Connecticut". National Park Service. Retrieved July 31, 2010.