Congregation Ahavas Achim Anshi Austria Explained
| Congregation Ahavas Achim Anshi Austria |
| Image Upright: | 1.4 |
| Festivals: | --> |
| Organizational Status: | --> |
| Functional Status: | Abandoned |
| Location: | 692 Joseph Avenue, Rochester, New York |
| Map Type: | New York |
| Map Size: | 250 |
| Map Relief: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | 43.1772°N -77.6094°W |
| Architect: | Louis H. Friedman |
| Architecture Type: | Synagogue architecture |
| Architecture Style: | Georgian Revival |
| Established: | 1921 |
| Year Completed: | 1928 |
| Date Destroyed: | --> |
| Materials: | Brick |
| Elevation Ft: | --> |
| Module: | | Embed: | yes | | Congregation Ahavas Achim Anshi Austria | | Added: | November 9, 2015 | | Area: | Less than 1 acre | | Refnum: | 15000775 |
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| Footnotes: | [1] |
Congregation Ahavas Achim Anshi Austria, also known as Congregation B'Nai Israel, is a historic former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Rochester, Munroe County, New York, in the United States.[2]
The synagogue was built in 1928, and is a two-story, Georgian Revival style brick building with decorative cast stone classical details. It is five-bays wide with the end bays being square towers and a recessed triangular parapet is between the two towers. The front façade features a portico with four Ionic order round columns. The building was used as a synagogue until 2004.[3] [4]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
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Notes and References
- Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings . 2015-11-20 . Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/09/15 through 11/13/15 . National Park Service.
- Web site: Congregation B'Nai Israel Synagogue . The Abandoned Upstate Project . 2024 . March 3, 2024 .
- Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . 2019-04-04 . . Searchable database . 2016-03-01 .
- Web site: Registration Form: Congregation Ahavas Achim Anshi Austria . National Register of Historic Places . 2016-03-01 . Scheier, Neil . Ridarsky, Christine L. . Bartos, Virginia L. . PDF . December 2014 . See also: Web site: Accompanying photos .
