Loch Sheldrake Synagogue
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Loch Sheldrake Synagogue | |
Location | NY 52, N of jct. of NY 52 and Loch Sheldrake Rd., Loch Sheldrake, New York |
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Coordinates | 41°46′15″N 74°39′29″W / 41.77083°N 74.65806°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1922 |
Architect | Okun, Mr.; Bullock, John |
Architectural style | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements |
NRHP reference No. | 97000844[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 12, 1997 |
Loch Sheldrake Synagogue is a historic synagogue on NY 52, north of the junction of NY 52 and Loch Sheldrake Road in Loch Sheldrake, Sullivan County, New York. It was built between 1922 and 1930 of buff-colored brick on a concrete foundation, three bays wide and five bays deep. It is surmounted by a steep gable roof and features a projecting, stepped-gabled entrance pavilion with a limestone parapet.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
The synagogue is open for daily prayer services in the Summer and prays according to the Ashkanazi custom. The spiritual leader of the synagogue during the summer is Rabbi Rashi Shapiro.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Kathleen LaFrank (March 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Loch Sheldrake Synagogue". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-26. See also: "Accompanying three photos".
- ^ "Hebrew Congregation of Loch Sheldrake, Loch Sheldrake: Synagogues in Loch Sheldrake, New York". www.totallyjewishtravel.com. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
Categories:
- Synagogues in Sullivan County, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Sullivan County, New York
- Synagogues on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Synagogues completed in 1930
- 1930 establishments in New York (state)
- Sullivan County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
- New York (state) religious building and structure stubs
- United States synagogue stubs