Moses Montefiore Congregation

The Moses Montefiore Congregation is a synagogue in Bloomington, Illinois.

Although Jews had arrived in Bloomington by the 1850s, the synagogue was organized in 1884 and named for Sir Moses Montefiore. In 1889 the congregation dedicated a Moorish Revival synagogue building at the southeast corner of Monroe and Prairie Streets.[1] It is one of the relatively few surviving 19th century synagogue buildings in the United States.[2]

In 1959 the congregation moved to a new building in the Fairway Knolls neighborhood.[1] As of 1996 the original building was being used as a church.[2]

In 2001 the building won the Adaptive Reuse Award from Landmarks Illinois.[3] The synagogue has been converted into a single family home.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
  2. 1 2 "Project MUSE - Document Not Found". muse.jhu.edu.
  3. ↑ "Richard H. Driehaus Preservation Awards - Landmarks Illinois".
  4. ↑ http://www.landmarks.org/pop_ups/award_moses_pop.htm

Coordinates: 40°29′29.3″N 88°57′58.6″W / 40.491472°N 88.966278°W / 40.491472; -88.966278

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