Temple Emanu-El Affiliation Reform Judaism Location New York City Type church Style Moorish Revival Creator Leopold Eidlitz , Henry Fernbach Groundbreaking 1866 Completed 1868 Demolished 1927
Temple Emanu-El was a large synagogue on Fifth Avenue and 43rd Street in Midtown Manhattan , New York City . Built in 1868, it is now demolished.
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In 1868, Emanu-El erected a new building for the first time, a Moorish Revival structure by Leopold Eidlitz, assisted by Henry Fernbach at 43rd Street and 5th Avenue after raising about $650,000. It was demolished in 1927.
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References [ ]
Kathryn E. Holliday, Leopold Eidlitz: Architecture and Idealism in the Gilded Age . New York: W. W. Norton, 2008, p. 71 ff.
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Coordinates : 40°45′14″N 73°58′48″W / 40.754°N 73.980°W / 40.754; -73.980