B'nai Sholom Temple
B’nai Sholom Temple is a former Reform Jewsih congregation and synagogue, located in Quincy, Illinois, in the United States.
| B'nai Sholom Temple | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue (1869–2019) |
| Year consecrated | 1869 |
| Status | Closed and abandoned |
| Location | |
| Location | 427 North 9th Street, Quincy, Illinois |
| Country | United States |
Location of the former synagogue in Illinois | |
| Geographic coordinates | 39°56′12″N 91°24′07″W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Moorish Revival |
| Date established | 1852 (as a congregation) |
| Groundbreaking | 1869 |
| Completed | 1870 |
| Construction cost | $15,500 |
| Specifications | |
| Minaret(s) | 2 (destroyed in storm) |
| Minaret height | 80 feet (24 m) (destroyed) |
| Website | |
| bnaisholomquincy | |
Founded as a congregation in 1852,[1] the synagogue building was built in 1870 in the Moorish Revival style. The original 80-foot (24 m) high, twin minaret-style towers were damaged by a tornado in 1947 and not replaced.[2][3]
The temple closed in 2019.
References
- "Holiday". bnaisholomquincy.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- "Small Synagogues". smallsynagogues.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
- Frolick, David A. (1998). "From immigration to Integration: Jewish Life in Quincy in the Nineteenth Century" (includes images of the towers prior to their damage). Northern Illinois University. p. 31. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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