Congregation Adath Jeshurun Explained

Congregation Adath Jeshurun
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Ownership:First Haitian Baptist Church of Boston
Location:397 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts
Country:United States
Map Type:Massachusetts
Map Size:250
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Coordinates:42.3114°N -71.0815°W
Architect:Frederick Norcross
Architecture Type:Synagogue architecture
Architecture Style:Romanesque Revival
General Contractor:David Krokyn
Established:1894
Year Completed:1906
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Congregation Adath Jeshurun
Added:November 12, 1999
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:99001304

Congregation Adath Jeshurun is an historic former synagogue, serving as a church since 1967, at 397 Blue Hill Avenue in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States.

The congregation was formed in 1894.[1] As the Jewish community of Roxbury gradually moved away, its congregation dwindled and in 1967 it was sold to Ecclesia Apostolic Church. It was purchased by its present owner, the First Haitian Baptist Church, in 1978. The church has restored it to its present condition.[2]

The Romanesque Revival style building was designed in 1906 by Frederick Norcross and built by David Krokyn[3] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mt. Calvary Holy Church . Boston Preservation Alliance . June 26, 2021 . January 23, 2024 .
  2. Plaque on site furnished by The Bostonian Society, photographed on November 18, 2009.
  3. Web site: Morgan, Keith N. . First Haitian Baptist Church of Boston (Adath Congregation Jeshurun), [Boston, Massachusetts] ]. SAH Archipedia . Esperdy, Gabrielle . Kingsley, Karen . Charlottesville . . 2012 . January 23, 2024 .