The Temple (Atlanta)

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Coordinates: 33°47′52″N 84°23′21″W / 33.79778°N 84.38917°W / 33.79778; -84.38917
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Not to be confused with Atlanta Georgia Temple.
The Temple
Philip Shutze
TypeSynagogue
StyleNeoclassical
General contractorMr. Birchey
Date established1860 (as a congregation)
Completed
  • 1875 (Garnett St.)
  • 1902 (South Pryor St.)
  • 1931 (Peachtree St.)
Dome(s)One
Website
the-temple.org
The Temple
NRHP reference No.82002420
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 9, 1982
Designated ALBOctober 23, 1989
[1][2][3]

The Temple (formally, the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation) is a

Philip Trammell Shutze in a Neoclassical
style, was completed in 1931.

The synagogue building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1982;[3] and designated as an Atlanta Landmark Building on October 23, 1989.[2]

Architecture

The Neoclassical building has a pedimented portico, drum dome, and vaulted and domed sanctuary. Its rich finishing details include terrazzo floors, black marbleized-wood columns and gilded woodwork. Of particular significance is the intricate plaster relief work on the interior of the sanctuary's frieze, cornice, vaults and dome. In 1959 a three-story brick education building of contemporary design was added to the rear of the building.[3]

Organ

The Shutze temple opened in 1931 with a new Pilcher organ. In 1955, temple organist Emilie Spivey contracted Aeolian-Skinner to update and renovate the organ. The renovated organ, one of twelve in the country bearing G. Donald Harrison's signature plate, was dedicated October 14, 1955 with a performance of Ernest Bloch's Sacred Service. On Oct 30, 1955 Spivey played the opening recital of Mozart, Bloch, and Poulenc's organ concerto.[4][5] The organ underwent a major renovation in 2011-2012.[5]

History

Previous temples of the congregation were located at:[6]

  • 1875–1902: Garnett and Forsyth Streets, downtown
  • 1902–1929: South Pryor and Richardson Streets,
    Washington-Rawson neighborhood southeast of downtown[7]

During the 1950s and 1960s, The Temple became a center for civil rights advocacy. In response, white supremacists

Atlanta Journal-Constitution editor Ralph McGill's outraged front-page column on the Temple bombing won a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing.[8] The Temple and the bombing event was used as a central theme in the film Driving Miss Daisy
(1989).

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^
    City of Atlanta
    , GA. n.d. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Brooks, Caroline (September 9, 1982). "Nomination Form: The Temple". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved January 11, 2024.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ "Organ in Atlanta Temple Opened by Emilie Spivey" (PDF). The Diapason. 47 (2): 1. January 1, 1956.
  5. ^ a b "The Organ - The Temple". www.the-temple.org. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Pioneer Citizens' History of Atlanta, 1833-1902: Pub. By the Pioneer Citizens' Society of Atlanta". 1902.
  7. ^ photo (Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine) after it had been converted into a Greek Orthodox Church
  8. ^ "The Temple". Atlanta: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary. National Park Service. October 10, 2008.
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