Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue

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Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue
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The stone building in 2011, as a church
Religion
Affiliation Reform Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
Status
  • Closed(as a synagogue);
  • Repurposed (as a church)
Location
Location1901 Madison Avenue, Madison Park, Baltimore, Maryland
CountryUnited States
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Location of the former synagogue, now church, in Baltimore, Maryland
Geographic coordinates 39°18′29″N76°37′59″W / 39.30806°N 76.63306°W / 39.30806; -76.63306
Architecture
Architect(s) Charles L. Carson
TypeSynagogue
Style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Byzantine
Date established(as a congregation)
Completed1890
Specifications
Dome(s)Three
Dome dia. (outer)40 feet (12 m) (central dome)
Materials Granite
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
NRHP reference No. 76002181
Added to NRHPNovember 07, 1976
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Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue is an historic former Reform Jewish synagogue building located in the Madison Park neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States.

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The former synagogue, built as an early place of worship of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, is built of ashlar gray granite from Port Deposit. It is a well-executed Byzantine Revival building, designed by Charles L. Carson, a Baltimore architect. It features a large central dome, 40 feet (12 m) in diameter, resting on a high octagonal drum pierced by rectangular windows of stained glass and two tall octagonal towers flanking the main entrance. [2]

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, [1] and lies within the Madison Park Historic District, [3] however outside the Baltimore National Heritage Area.

The building was acquired by the Berea Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1960, and repurposed as a church.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Andreve, George; James, Pamela (January 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  3. "Madison Park Historic District (CHAP)". Historical and Architectural Preservation. City of Baltimore. n.d. Retrieved January 4, 2024.