Old Bnai Zion Synagogue Explained

Old Bnai Zion Synagogue
Designated Other1:Texas State Antiquities Landmark
Designated Other1 Date:April 25, 1984
Designated Other1 Number:8200000231
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Designated Other2:Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Designated Other2 Date:1984
Designated Other2 Number:3688
Designated Other2 Num Position:bottom
Coordinates:31.7603°N -106.4894°W
Map Label:Old Bnai Zion Synagogue
Locmap Relief:yes
Built:1912
Added:August 16, 1984
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:84001658

Old Bnai Zion Synagogue, also known as Sunset Palace, is a historic synagogue at 906 N. El Paso Street in El Paso, Texas. It was built in 1916 and added to the National Register in 1984.

It served as synagogue from 1912 to 1917, serving El Paso's first Jewish community. It served St. Nicholas Greek Church from 1927 through at least 1934. In 1984 it was serving as a dance studio, Sunset Palace, as well as sometimes as a social center and church.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Bnai Zion Synagogue / Sunset Palace . Texas Historical Commission . Gene Keller . Peter Flagg Maxson . February 14, 1984 . February 12, 2019.