Kingsway Jewish Center
Kingsway Jewish Center | |
Location | 2810 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°36′57.12″N 73°56′41.21″W / 40.6158667°N 73.9447806°WCoordinates: 40°36′57.12″N 73°56′41.21″W / 40.6158667°N 73.9447806°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1951 |
Architect | Weston, Martyn; Sohn, Herman; Gottlieb, Adolph |
NRHP reference No. | 10000010[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 12, 2010 |
Kingsway Jewish Center is a historic Modern Orthodox synagogue at 2810 Nostrand Ave. in Midwood, Brooklyn, New York, New York.
History[]
The Center complex includes the synagogue (1951), school block (1957), and catering hall wing (c. 1957). The synagogue features a series of 18 windows designed by Abstract Expressionist artist Adolph Gottlieb. It is a four-story steel frame building with a brick faced facade that steps back from the property line as it rises. The school building is a simple three story building with long rectangular windows and several entrances.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 3/15/10 THROUGH 3/19/10. National Park Service. 2010-03-26.
- ^ Kathy Howe (December 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Kingsway Jewish Center". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying 20 photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-19.
External links[]
Media related to Kingsway Jewish Center at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Synagogues completed in 1951
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn
- Synagogues in Brooklyn
- Midwood, Brooklyn
- Synagogues on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
- 1951 establishments in New York City
- 1928 establishments in New York City
- Jewish organizations established in 1928
- Orthodox synagogues in New York City
- Art Deco architecture in Brooklyn
- United States synagogue stubs
- Brooklyn Registered Historic Place stubs
- National Register of Historic Places in Brooklyn
- Brooklyn building and structure stubs
- New York City religious building and structure stubs