Beth Israel Synagogue (Norwalk, Connecticut)

Beth Israel Synagogue was an historic Orthodox synagogue building located at 31 Concord Street[2] in the South Norwalk section of the city of Norwalk, Connecticut. Built in 1906,[1] the Moorish Revival style building is the only known synagogue building in Connecticut displaying Moorish onion domes, and is an unusual example of an urban wood-frame synagogue.[3] Since 1972,[4] the building has been owned and occupied by the Canaan Institutional Baptist Church. (Beth Israel's original Orthodox congregation is now known as Beth Israel Chabad of Norwalk/Westport and worships in a new building in East Norwalk.[5])

For similarly named synagogues, see Beth Israel.
Beth Israel Synagogue
Front entrance, May 18, 2012
Location31 Concord St., Norwalk, Connecticut
Coordinates41°5′35″N 73°25′9″W
Built1906
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Moorish Revival
NRHP reference No.91001684[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1991

The building's design was influenced by that of the 1872 Central Synagogue in New York City, which also has onion domes. While the onion domes are an unusual detail, the architecture is otherwise within usual standards for synagogues in Connecticut. Beth Israel is further the only frame-construction, rather than wood-frame, synagogue in Connecticut of its era.[6]

The building was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1991 (reference number 91001684).

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References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "National Register of Historical Places - CONNECTICUT (CT), Fairfield County". www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. "Buildings Report". www.isjm.org. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  4. "www.canaanibc.org - Offline". www.canaanibc.org. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  5. "BethIsraelCT.org". www.bethisraelct.org. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  6. David F. Ransom (1991-06-22). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beth Israel Synagogue / Canaan Institutional Baptist Church". National Park Service. and Accompanying 15 photos, exterior and interior, historic and from 1991
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