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]