Beth Israel Synagogue (Norwalk, Connecticut)
Religious building in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Beth Israel Synagogue was an Orthodox synagogue and, since 1972, a Baptist church building located at 31 Concord Street in the South Norwalk section of Norwalk, Connecticut, in the United States.
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Location | 31 Concord Street, Norwalk, Connecticut |
Country | United States |
Location in Connecticut | |
Geographic coordinates | 41°5′35″N 73°25′9″W |
Architecture | |
Type | Synagogue |
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Completed | 1906 |
Beth Israel Synagogue / Canaan Institutional Baptist Church | |
NRHP reference No. | 91001684[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 29, 1991 |
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.[2] Since 1972,[3] the building has been owned and occupied by the Canaan Institutional Ba'ptist 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.[4]) The building was added to the National Register of Historical Places in 1991.[1]