Young Israel of Flatbush

Young Israel of Flatbush
Young Israel of Flatbush, March 2013
Location 1012 Avenue I, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates 40°37′36.9″N 73°57′57.3″W / 40.626917°N 73.965917°W / 40.626917; -73.965917Coordinates: 40°37′36.9″N 73°57′57.3″W / 40.626917°N 73.965917°W / 40.626917; -73.965917
Area less than one acre
Built 1925
Architect Abramson, Louis Allen
Architectural style Moorish
NRHP Reference # 10000011 [1]
Added to NRHP February 12, 2010

Young Israel of Flatbush is a historic synagogue at 1012 Avenue I in Midwood, Brooklyn, New York, New York. It was built between 1925 and 1929 and is a three story Moorish-inspired style building faced in polychromatic patterned brick. It features horseshoe arches, minarets, and polychromatic tiles.[2]

Baruch Goldstein attended the Flatbush Yeshiva attached to this temple.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 2/08/10 THROUGH 2/12/10. National Park Service. 2010-02-19.
  2. Kathy Howe (December 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Young Israel of Flatbush". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying 11 photos".
  3. Blumenfeld, Laura (20 March 1994). "A Time to Kill: Baruch Goldstein Practiced Medicine -- And Murder -- By the Book". Washington Post.

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