Reform synagogue in Owensboro, Kentucky, US
Temple Adath Israel (transliterated from Hebrew as "Congregation of Israel"[ 2] : 138 Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at 429 Daviess Street, in Owensboro , Kentucky , in the United States.
The congregation was formed in 1858.[ 2] : 152
Built in 1877–78,[ 2] : 138 Moorish Revival façade of the modest building features a Gothic Revival -arched door flanked by a pair of Gothic-arched windows punctuated by four pilasters . These are surmounted with molded capitals and fanciful embellishments. Originally the whole was topped by a parapet with a row of four small onion domed turrets. In June 2015, the parapet and onion domes were removed to save the roof from water trapped under the parapet.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in March 1986.[ 6] oldest synagogue buildings in the United States.[ 7]
See also
References
^ "National Register Information System" . National Register of Historic Places National Park Service . March 13, 2009.^ a b c Weissbach, Lee Shai (1995). "The Synagogues of Kentucky: Architecture and History" . Architecture . University Press of Kentucky . Retrieved January 7, 2024 . ^ Shevitz, Amy Hill (2007). Jewish Communities on the Ohio River: A History . University of Kentucky Press . p. 191. ^ Carbone, Cristina (2012). Esperdy, Gabrielle; Kingsley, Karen (eds.). "Temple Adath Israel, [Owensboro, Kentucky]" . SAH Archipedia . Charlottesville: Society of Architectural Historians and University of Virginia Press . Retrieved January 6, 2024 . ^ "Historic Owensboro Temple to Undergo Repairs," 14 News, 10 June 2015.^ "Temple Adath Israel" . Archiplanet . Retrieved March 31, 2009 .^ Gordon, Mark W. (1996). "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues" . American Jewish History . 84 (1) (2019 update ed.): 11– 27.
External links
Temple Adath Israel (Owensboro, Kentucky) at Wikimedia Commons
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