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Temple Adath Israel (Owensboro, Kentucky)

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Coordinates: 37°46′18″N 87°6′34″W / 37.77167°N 87.10944°W / 37.77167; -87.10944
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Temple Adath Israel
Façade and southern side of the synagogue
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational statusSynagogue
LeadershipLay-led
StatusActive
Location
Location429 Daviess Street, Owensboro, Kentucky
CountryUnited States
Temple Adath Israel (Owensboro, Kentucky) is located in Kentucky
Temple Adath Israel (Owensboro, Kentucky)
Location in Kentucky
Geographic coordinates37°46′18″N 87°6′34″W / 37.77167°N 87.10944°W / 37.77167; -87.10944
Architecture
TypeSynagogue
StyleMoorish Revival
Date established1858 (as a congregation)
Completed1878
Construction cost$8,000
Specifications
Capacity200 worshippers
Dome(s)Four
MaterialsBrick
Website
templeadathisrael.net
Temple Adath Israel
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
MPSOwensboro MRA
NRHP reference No.86000761
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1986
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Temple Adath Israel (transliterated from Hebrew as "Congregation of Israel"[2]: 138 ) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 429 Daviess Street, in Owensboro, Kentucky, in the United States.

The congregation was formed in 1858.[2]: 152 

Built in 1877–78,[2]: 138  the Moorish Revival façade of the modest building features a Gothic Revival-arched door flanked by a pair of Gothic-arched windows punctuated by four pilasters. These are surmounted with molded capitals and fanciful embellishments. Originally the whole was topped by a parapet with a row of four small onion domed turrets. In June 2015, the parapet and onion domes were removed to save the roof from water trapped under the parapet.[3][4][5]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in March 1986.[6] It is among the oldest synagogue buildings in the United States.[7]

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References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Weissbach, Lee Shai (1995). "The Synagogues of Kentucky: Architecture and History". Architecture. University Press of Kentucky. Retrieved January 7, 2024.
  3. ^ Shevitz, Amy Hill (2007). Jewish Communities on the Ohio River: A History. University of Kentucky Press. p. 191.
  4. ^ Carbone, Cristina (2012). Esperdy, Gabrielle; Kingsley, Karen (eds.). "Temple Adath Israel, [Owensboro, Kentucky]". SAH Archipedia. Charlottesville: Society of Architectural Historians and University of Virginia Press. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  5. ^ "Historic Owensboro Temple to Undergo Repairs," 14 News, 10 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Temple Adath Israel". Archiplanet. Retrieved March 31, 2009.
  7. ^ Gordon, Mark W. (1996). "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues". American Jewish History. 84 (1) (2019 update ed.): 11–27.
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