Temple Sinai (Newport News, Virginia)

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Location11620 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, Virginia
Coordinates 37°3′26″N76°28′55″W / 37.05722°N 76.48194°W / 37.05722; -76.48194 Coordinates: 37°3′26″N76°28′55″W / 37.05722°N 76.48194°W / 37.05722; -76.48194
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
Architectural styleModern
NRHP reference No. 15000252 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 18, 2015

Temple Sinai is an historic Reform synagogue at 11620 Warwick Boulevard in Newport News, Virginia. Established in 1955, the congregation was the first (and to date is the only) Reform congregation on the Virginia Peninsula. Its building was designed by Edward Loewenstein and completed in 1960, and is a locally significant example of Modern architecture. It is a roughly rectangular single-story building, finished in brick veneer, with a projecting trapezoidal entrance. [2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Temple Sinai" (PDF). Virginia DHR. Retrieved 2015-10-02.