Temple Israel (Lafayette, Indiana)

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Temple Israel
Temple Israel
Location 17 S. 7th St., Lafayette, Indiana
Coordinates 40°25′0″N 86°53′16″W / 40.41667°N 86.88778°W / 40.41667; -86.88778Coordinates: 40°25′0″N 86°53′16″W / 40.41667°N 86.88778°W / 40.41667; -86.88778
Area less than one acre
Built 1866-1867
Architect Jacob Welschbillig
Architectural style Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 82000080[1]
Added to NRHP February 19, 1982

Temple Israel is a former synagogue in Lafayette, Indiana, United States. Its 1867 building is one of the oldest synagogue buildings in the United States.[2]

The congregation, which was formed in 1849, was the second Jewish congregation organized in Indiana.[3][4] In 1874 it became a founding member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.[5] The congregation moved to its third and present location on Cumberland Avenue in West Lafayette.[5]

Historic building

The Temple Israel building of 1866–1867, located at 17 South 7th St., was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is a two-story Rundbogenstil structure.[3][6] The building was dedicated by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise.[5]

In 1976 the old synagogue building was purchased from the Red Cross by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lafayette, Indiana.[7] The UU congregation vacated this location in October of 2007.

References

  1. ↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Mark Gordon, "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues", American Jewish History 84.1 (1996), 11-27.
  3. 1 2 http://www.livingplaces.com/IN/Tippecanoe_County/Lafayette_City/Ellsworth_Historic_District.html
  4. ↑ James Glass, "Jews built lives, traditions here", The Indianapolis Star, February 13, 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 http://templeisraelwlaf.org/aboutus/history/
  6. ↑ Historic Structures of Lafayette, Indiana, Historic Homes and Churches
  7. ↑ http://www.uuctc.org/about-2/our-history/#A_New_Home

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