Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
Leadership |
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Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 220 South Bedford Road, Chappaqua, Northern Westchester, New York 10514 |
Country | United States |
Location in New York | |
Geographic coordinates | 41°09′13″N73°46′09″W / 41.153593°N 73.769157°W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) |
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Type | Synagogue |
Style | Modernist |
Date established | 1949 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1972 |
Specifications | |
Interior area | 20,000 square feet (1,900 m2) (1972) |
Materials | Spruce; concrete |
Website | |
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Temple Beth El of Northern Westchester is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 220 South Bedford Road, in Chappaqua, Northern Westchester, New York, in the United States.
Founded in 1949, [1] it is notable for its synagogue building, designed by Louis Kahn. Although Kahn designed other synagogues, this is the only one of his designs that was built. [2]
According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Kahn accepted the commission in 1966, and completed plans for the octagonal sanctuary six years later, conceived as a Modernist memorial to the Eastern European Jewish past, after whose wooden synagogues it was patterned. [3] [4] A 23,000-square-foot (2,100 m2) extension of the synagogue, comprising a large social hall, a kitchen, classrooms, a nursery school, a library, a chapel, a lobby, and new bathrooms was completed by Alexander Gorlin Architects in 2015. [5]
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