Eaton Family Residence-Jewish Center of Norwich

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Jewish Center of Norwich
Religion
Affiliation Judaism
Rite Unaffiliated
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Synagogue and community center
StatusActive
Location
Location72 South Broad Street, Norwich, New York
CountryUnited States
USA New York relief location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location in New York
Geographic coordinates 42°31′38.42″N75°31′24.5″W / 42.5273389°N 75.523472°W / 42.5273389; -75.523472
Architecture
Architect(s) Gaggin & Gaggin
TypeHouse
Style Colonial Revival
Completed
  • 1914 (as a house)
  • 1955 (as a synagogue)
Eaton Family Residence-Jewish Center of Norwich
R.D. Eaton Residence.jpg
A black and white image of the R. D. Eaton family home
Area0.9 acres (0.36 ha)
NRHP reference No. 09000375
Added to NRHPAugust 26, 2009
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The Eaton Family Residence-Jewish Center of Norwich is a historic home, now unaffiliated [2] Jewish synagogue and community center, located at 72 South Broad Street in Norwich, Chenango County, in New York, in the United States.

The house was built in 1914 for R. D. Eaton to house his family, one of the most prominent families in Central New York. The 2+12-story, tan brick residence with a green ceramic tile, side-gabled roof resting on a cut stone foundations completed in the Colonial Revival style. The main block is rectangular, five bays wide and two bays deep. The main entrance is set within a prominent one bay wood portico with gabled roof supported by paired, fluted classical columns. [3]

The building has been used as a synagogue and community center by local German-Jewish refugees, since 1955. [3]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [1]

In April 2008, the synagogue was vandalised by three teenagers, who were charged with burglary, criminal mischief and conspiracy. [2] With the support of Syracuse University, Nancy Cantor, the university's chancellor, and other benefactors, the former house and synagogue was restored. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 6/01/09 THROUGH 6/06/09. National Park Service. June 12, 2009.
  2. 1 2 Brostoff, Marissa (April 17, 2008). "Struggling Synagogue Struck by Vandals". The Forward . Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  3. 1 2 LaFrank, Kathleen (March 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Eaton Family Residence — Jewish Center of Norwich". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved February 20, 2010.See also: "Accompanying 10 photos". Archived from the original on November 30, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  4. Enslin, Rob (February 15, 2012). "SU helps Jewish Center of Norwich celebrate restoration efforts" (Press release). Syracuse University . Retrieved January 30, 2024.