B'nai Jacob Synagogue (Middletown, Pennsylvania)

B'nai Jacob Synagogue
B'nai Jacob Synagogue, September 2012
Location Nissley and Water Streets,
Middletown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°11′48″N 76°44′5″W / 40.19667°N 76.73472°W / 40.19667; -76.73472Coordinates: 40°11′48″N 76°44′5″W / 40.19667°N 76.73472°W / 40.19667; -76.73472
Area 0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built 1906 (1906)
Architect Multiple
NRHP reference # 85002413[1]
Added to NRHP September 19, 1985

B'nai Jacob Synagogue is a historic Conservative synagogue located at the intersection of Nissley and Water Streets, Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1906, and is a one-story brick building with a front gabled roof. The front facade features brick recessed panels with pointed arched windows and a circular window. Atop the front gable is a Star of David. It is the oldest building erected as a synagogue in Dauphin County.[2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Jeb Stuart (February 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: B'nai Jacob Synagogue" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  3. ↑ B'nai Jacob Synagogue (2004). Historic B'nai Jacob Synagogue: one hundred year anniversary celebration. Middletown, PA: B'nai Jacob Synagogue.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.