Temple of Israel (Amsterdam, New York)
Temple of Israel | |
Location | 81⁄2 Mohawk Place, Amsterdam, New York |
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Coordinates | 42°56′22″N 74°11′41″W / 42.93944°N 74.19472°WCoordinates: 42°56′22″N 74°11′41″W / 42.93944°N 74.19472°W |
Built | 1901 |
Architect | Worthy Niver |
Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 92001043[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 27, 1992 |
The Temple of Israel is a historic synagogue located at 81⁄2 Mohawk Place in Amsterdam, Montgomery County, New York. It was built in 1901 and was designed by Worthy Niver in the Late Victorian and late 19th- and 20th-century revival styles.
The synagogue is a 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular, eclectic brick building which has an octagonal roof and is topped by an octagonal louvered cupola. It features two turreted towers of unequal height with pyramidal roofs and a rose window with Star of David over three round arch windows. The building serves a Reform Jewish congregation.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Jessie Ravage (September 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Temple of Israel" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs
External links[]
- Media related to Temple of Israel (Amsterdam, New York) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Reform synagogues in New York (state)
- Synagogues on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Synagogues completed in 1901
- Buildings and structures in Montgomery County, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, New York
- Central New York Registered Historic Place stubs
- New York (state) religious building and structure stubs
- United States synagogue stubs