Temple Emanu-El (Staten Island, New York)
Temple Emanu-El | |
Location | 984 Post Ave., Staten Island, New York |
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Coordinates | 40°37′56″N 74°8′1″W / 40.63222°N 74.13361°WCoordinates: 40°37′56″N 74°8′1″W / 40.63222°N 74.13361°W |
Architect | Pelcher, Harry W.; Zobel, Frederick C. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 07000778 |
Added to NRHP | August 2, 2007[1] |
Temple Emanu-El is a Conservative synagogue in Port Richmond, Staten Island,New York. Designed by Pelcher and Zobel and constructed in 1907, its building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1] The domed, wooden, clapboard-sided synagogue, located in Staten Island is built in Classical style. A pedimented front porch is supported by a pair of columns, a design that repeats inside in the design of the Torah Ark. The modest building is topped by a dome that supports a Star of David. The dome is supported by an octagonal drum. The dome was originally painted gold and is said to have been visible from miles away.[2][3]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Oscar Israelowitz, Synagogues of New York City: A Pictorial Survey in 123 Photographs, Dover Publications, 1982, p. 200.
- ^ Kathleen Howe (November 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Temple Emanu-El". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-12-06. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".
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- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Staten Island
- Synagogues in Staten Island
- Conservative synagogues in New York City
- Neoclassical synagogues
- Synagogue buildings with domes
- Synagogues on the National Register of Historic Places in New York City
- New York City Registered Historic Place stubs
- Staten Island geography stubs
- United States synagogue stubs
- Staten Island building and structure stubs
- New York City religious building and structure stubs