Temple Israel (Lafayette, Indiana)

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 historic synagogue located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. 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][7]

In 1976 the old synagogue building was purchased from the Red Cross by the Unitarian Universalist Church of Lafayette, Indiana.[8] The UU congregation vacated this location in October 2007.

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