Magen David Synagogue (Brooklyn)

Magen David Synagogue
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Magen David Synagogue, September 2013
Location	2017 67th St., Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates	40°36′54″N 73°59′12″W / 40.61500°N 73.98667°WCoordinates: 40°36′54″N 73°59′12″W / 40.61500°N 73.98667°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1920-1921
Architect	Courland, Maurice
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	04000293[1]
Added to NRHP	April 15, 2004

Congregation Magen David Synagogue is a historic Sephardic Syrian-Jewish synagogue located in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Erected in 1920-1921, the synagogue was at its height of popularity during the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s. The synagogue is still in continual use for daily and Shabbat prayers. It is a two-story, Romanesque Revival style brick building on a raised basement. It features a variety of brick designs and stone details, round arched windows, and a red terra cotta clad tile roof.^{[2]:3, 11}

In 2001, the building was declared a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. By 2004, the building was certified and listed with the National Register of Historic Places.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Kathy Howe (September 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Magen David Synagogue" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. See also: "Accompanying photos".

External links

• Official Website