Temple Israel | |
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Location | 17 South 7th Street, Lafayette, Indiana |
Country | United States |
Location of the former synagogue, now church, in Tippecanoe County, Indiana | |
Geographic coordinates | 40°25′0″N86°53′16″W / 40.41667°N 86.88778°W |
Architecture | |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
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Founder | Ahavas Achim Congregation |
General contractor | Jacob Welschbillig |
Date established | 1849 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1867 |
Temple Israel | |
Area | less than one acre |
NRHP reference No. | 82000080 |
Added to NRHP | February 19, 1982 |
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The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [6] [8] [9]
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