Park Slope Jewish Center


Park Slope Jewish Center
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

(2013)
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Location	1320 Eighth Avenue Brooklyn, New York City
Coordinates	40°39′46.7″N 73°58′54″W / 40.662972°N 73.98167°W / 40.662972; -73.98167Coordinates: 40°39′46.7″N 73°58′54″W / 40.662972°N 73.98167°W / 40.662972; -73.98167
Built	1925
Architect	Allen A. Blaustein
Architectural style	Romanesque and Baroque elements
NRHP Reference #	01001442^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 11, 2002

The Park Slope Jewish Center, known from 1942 to 1960 as Congregation B'nai Jacob - Tifereth Israel, is an egalitarian Conservative synagogue located at 1320 Eighth Avenue in South Slope, Brooklyn, New York City. It was built in 1925 as the orthodox Congregation B'nai Jacob, and is a 2 ¹⁄₂-story brick building with Romanesque and Baroque style elements. It features the Star of David on exterior masonry, a rose window, and a domed skylight.^[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

A $1.75 million renovation and expansion was completed in 2015. Rabbi Carie Carter has served the congregation since 2000.

References

Notes

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Kathleen A. Howe (September 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Congregation Tifereth Israel". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying 16 photos".

External links

Media related to Park Slope Jewish Center at Wikimedia Commons
Park Slope Jewish Center website

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