Temple Meir Chayim

Temple Meir Chayim
Location Jct. of 4th and Holly Sts., McGehee, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°37′43″N 91°23′59″W / 33.62861°N 91.39972°W / 33.62861; -91.39972Coordinates: 33°37′43″N 91°23′59″W / 33.62861°N 91.39972°W / 33.62861; -91.39972
Area less than one acre
Built 1947 (1947)
Architectural style Romanesque
MPS Ethnic and Racial Minority Settlement of the Arkansas Delta MPS
NRHP reference # 99000470[1]
Added to NRHP April 22, 1999

Temple Meir Chayim is a historic Jewish synagogue at 4th and Holly Streets in McGehee, Arkansas. The two story brick building was built in 1947 to serve the Jewish community of McGehee, Dermott, and Eudora. The building style is a restrained Romanesque Revival with Mission details. It was the first synagogue in southeastern Arkansas, even though there had been a Jewish presence in the area since the early 19th century.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Temple Meir Chayim" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-03-03.


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