Rodef Shalom Temple
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Rodef Shalom Temple
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Rodef Shalom's celebrated façade
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| Location: | 4905 5th Ave., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: | 40°26′53″N 79°56′37″W / 40.44806°N 79.94361°WCoordinates: 40°26′53″N 79°56′37″W / 40.44806°N 79.94361°W |
| Built: | 1906[1] |
| Architect: | Henry Hornbostel |
| Architectural style: | Beaux-Arts |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 79002162 |
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| Added to NRHP: | November 15, 1979[1] |
| Designated PHLF: | 1971[2] |
Rodef Shalom Temple is a National Register of Historic Places landmark in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania designed by architect Henry Hornbostel.[3]
Located on Fifth Avenue on the border of the Oakland and Shadyside neighborhoods, it houses Congregation Rodef Shalom, the oldest Jewish congregation in Western Pennsylvania and the largest Reform congregation in the area. Across the street from the temple is the headquarters of Pittsburgh's PBS station WQED.
On the grounds of the building is Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden.
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[edit] History
The congregtion was organized in 1856 and constructed its first building in 1861.[4]
[edit] Architecture
The Temple's imposing, domed Beaux Arts 1907 building was designed by a leading Pittsburgh architect, Henry Hornbostel.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009. Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. http://www.phlf.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Historic-Plaques-2010b.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Rodef Shalom Temple". 1967. http://www.arch.state.pa.us/pdfs/H001768_01B.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-08.[dead link]
- ^ Marilyn J. Chiat, America's Religious Architecture, Wiley, 1997 p. 94
- ^ http://www.phlf.org/2007/10/03/symposium-marks-centennial-for-rodef-shalom-western-pa’s-oldest-jewish-sanctuary/
[edit] Further reading
- Kidney, Walter C. (2002). Henry Hornbostel: An Architect's Master Touch. Pittsburgh: Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation & Roberts Rinehart Publishers. ISBN 1-57098-398-4.
- Toker, Franklin (1986, 1994). Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 0-8229-5434-6.
[edit] External links
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