Jewish Community Center of White Sulphur Springs

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Jewish Community Center of White Sulphur Springs
Jewish Center White Sulphur Springs, NY.JPG
The former synagogue in 2012
Religion
Affiliation Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status Synagogue (former)
Location
LocationBriscoe Road, White Sulphur Springs, Sullivan County, New York
CountryUnited States
USA New York relief location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location of the former synagogue in New York
Geographic coordinates 41°47′56″N74°49′52″W / 41.79889°N 74.83111°W / 41.79889; -74.83111
Architecture
Completed1934
Jewish Community Center of White Sulphur Springs
Arealess than one acre
NRHP reference No. 99000991
Added to NRHPAugust 12, 1999
[1]

Jewish Community Center of White Sulphur Springs, also known as White Sulpher Springs Synagogue, is a historic former Jewish congregation and synagogue located on Briscoe Road, White Sulphur Springs, Sullivan County, New York, in United States.

The synagogue was built in 1934 and is a rectangular, 1-story building built into a hillside. It is a three-by-five-bay frame structure clad in asbestos-cement tiles. The front facade features a stepped, pedimented parapet that extends beyond the roofline. [2]

The synagogue was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

By 2005 the synagogue had been abandoned and sold to auctioneers, who were trying to onset the building. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Kathleen LaFrank (May 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jewish Community Center of White Sulphur Springs". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved June 26, 2010.See also: "Accompanying four photos".
  3. Olidort, Shoshanah (December 30, 2005). "1930s Synagogue Going Once, Going Twice…". The Forward . Retrieved March 4, 2024.