Temple Israel (Lafayette, Indiana)

Temple Israel
The former synagogue and church, in 2009
Religion
Affiliation	Reform Judaism (former) Red Cross (former) Unitarianism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1867–1969) Humanitarian (1969–1976) Church (1976–2007)
Status	Closed (as a synagogue); Repurposed and abandoned
Location
Location	17 South 7th Street, Lafayette, Indiana
Country	United States
Location of the former synagogue, now church, in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Geographic coordinates	40°25′0″N 86°53′16″W / 40.41667°N 86.88778°W / 40.41667; -86.88778
Architecture
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Rundbogenstil Romanesque Revival
Founder	Ahavas Achim Congregation
General contractor	Jacob Welschbillig
Date established	1849 (as a congregation)
Completed	1867


Temple Israel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	82000080
Added to NRHP	February 19, 1982

^[1]^[2]

Temple Israel is a historic former Reform Jewish synagogue, located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, in the United States. Its 1867 building is one of the oldest synagogue buildings in the United States.^[3] Deconsecrated as a synagogue in 1969, the most recent use of the building was as a Unitarian church.

History[edit]

The congregation, called Ahavas Achim Congregation, was formed on April 27, 1849, the second Jewish congregation organized in Indiana.^[4]^[5] In 1874 it became a founding member of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.^[6] The congregation moved to its third and present location on Cumberland Avenue in West Lafayette.^[6]

The Temple Israel building of 1866–1867, located at 17 South 7th Street, was renamed as Temple Israel in 1919. It is a two-story Rundbogenstil structure.^[4]^[7] The building was dedicated by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise.

The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[6]^[8]^[9]

In 1969 the building was sold to the American National Red Cross amd was purchased in 1976 by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Greater Lafayette.^[10] The UU congregation vacated this location in October 2007.

References[edit]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ Carlson, John A. (February 28, 1977). "Inventory—Nomination Form: Temple Israel". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
^ Gordon, Mark W. (1996). "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues". American Jewish History. 84 (1) (2019 update ed.): 11–27.
^ ^a ^b "Ellsworth Historic District, Lafayette City, Tippecanoe County, Lafayette IN 47901".
^ Glass, James (February 13, 2010). "Jews built lives, traditions here". The Indianapolis Star.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Our History". templeisraelwlaf.org. 2011. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
^ "Landmarks of Lafayette Indiana - Historic Homes and Churches". www.preserveindiana.com.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
^ Carlson, John A. Carlson (February 1977). "Inventory Nomination Form: Temple Israel" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
^ "A History of the Lafayette/West Lafayette UU Church". uuctc.org. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2021.

External links[edit]

Synagogue website

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Tippecanoe County, Indiana and List of National Historic Landmarks in Indiana

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