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'''Ohev Sholom Temple''', now known as '''B'Nai Sholom Congregation''', is a historic [[synagogue]] located at 949 10th Avenue, in [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]], [[Cabell County, West Virginia|Cabell County]], [[West Virginia]], in the United States. |
'''Ohev Sholom Temple''', now known as '''B'Nai Sholom Congregation''', is a historic [[synagogue]] located at 949 10th Avenue, in [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]], [[Cabell County, West Virginia|Cabell County]], [[West Virginia]], in the United States. |
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Designed by the [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]] architectural firm of Meanor and Handloser, it was built in 1925 for Congregation Ohev Shalom, which had |
Designed by the [[Charleston, West Virginia|Charleston]] architectural firm of Meanor and Handloser in an [[Eclecticism in architecture|eclectic]], [[Historicism (art)|historicizing]] style that combined [[Romanesque Revival architecture|Neo-Romanesque]] and [[Neo-Byzantine architecture|Neo-Byzantine]] features, it was built in 1925 for Congregation Ohev Shalom, which had formed in 1887. In 1978 B'Nai Sholom Congregation was formed by the merger of Ohev Shalom and B’nai Israel, an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] synagogue which had been formed in 1910. On March 17, 1994, the building was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. B'Nai Sholom continues today as an active congregation affiliated with both the [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] and [[Conservative Judaism|Conservative]] [[Jewish denominations|stream]]s of Judaism.<ref name="nris"/><ref>[http://www.wv-bnaisholom.org/ B'Nai Sholom Congregation website]</ref><ref>[http://www.wv-bnaisholom.org/aboutus/history/ B'Nai Sholom Congregation: History]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Ohev Sholom Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Judaism |
Rite | |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
Leadership |
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Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 949 10th Avenue, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia |
Country | United States |
Location in West Virginia | |
Geographic coordinates | 38°24′44″N 82°26′24″W / 38.41222°N 82.44000°W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Meanor and Handloser |
Type | Synagogue |
Style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Eclectic, Romanesque Revival, Byzantine Revival[1] |
Date established | 1887 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1925 |
Website | |
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Ohev Sholom Temple | |
Area | less than one acre |
NRHP reference No. | 94000211[2] |
Added to NRHP | March 17, 1994 |
Ohev Sholom Temple, now known as B'Nai Sholom Congregation, is a historic synagogue located at 949 10th Avenue, in Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia, in the United States.
Designed by the Charleston architectural firm of Meanor and Handloser in an eclectic, historicizing style that combined Neo-Romanesque and Neo-Byzantine features, it was built in 1925 for Congregation Ohev Shalom, which had formed in 1887. In 1978 B'Nai Sholom Congregation was formed by the merger of Ohev Shalom and B’nai Israel, an Orthodox synagogue which had been formed in 1910. On March 17, 1994, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. B'Nai Sholom continues today as an active congregation affiliated with both the Reform and Conservative streams of Judaism.[2][3][4]
References[edit]
- ^ Agsten, Carl F. Jr. (December 15, 1993). National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ohev Sholom Temple (PDF). United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ B'Nai Sholom Congregation website
- ^ B'Nai Sholom Congregation: History
External links[edit]
- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia
- Synagogues in West Virginia
- Reform synagogues in the United States
- Conservative synagogues in the United States
- Synagogues completed in 1925
- Buildings and structures in Huntington, West Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Cabell County, West Virginia
- Synagogues on the National Register of Historic Places
- Byzantine Revival architecture in West Virginia
- Romanesque Revival architecture in West Virginia
- 20th-century synagogues in the United States
- 1887 establishments in West Virginia
- Jewish organizations established in 1887
- Metro Valley Registered Historic Place stubs
- United States synagogue stubs