Temple Adath Israel
Façade and southern side of the synagogue
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
LeadershipLay-led
StatusActive
Location
Location429 Daviess Street, Owensboro, Kentucky
CountryUnited States
Temple Adath Israel (Owensboro, Kentucky) is located in Kentucky
Temple Adath Israel (Owensboro, Kentucky)
Location in Kentucky
Geographic coordinates37°46′18″N 87°6′34″W / 37.77167°N 87.10944°W / 37.77167; -87.10944
Architecture
TypeSynagogue
StyleMoorish Revival
Date established1858 (as a congregation)
Completed1877
Construction cost$8,000
Specifications
Capacity200 worshippers
Dome(s)Four
MaterialsBrick
Website
templeadathisrael.net
Temple Adath Israel
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
MPSOwensboro MRA
NRHP reference No.86000761[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1986

Temple Adath Israel (transliterated from Hebrew as "Congregation of Israel"[2]: 138 ) is a 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,[2]: 138  the 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 and the whole is topped by a whimsical row of four, small, onion domed turrets.[3][4]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in March 1986.[5] It is among the oldest synagogue buildings in the United States.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 Weissbach, Lee Shai (1995). "The Synagogues of Kentucky: Architecture and History". Architecture. University Press of Kentucky. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ Shevitz, Amy Hill (2007). Jewish Communities on the Ohio River: A History. University of Kentucky Press. p. 191.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Temple Adath Israel". Archiplanet. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
  6. ↑ Gordon, Mark W. (1996). "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues". American Jewish History (2019 update ed.). 84 (1): 11–27.

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