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Kingsway Jewish Center

Coordinates: 40°36′57.12″N 73°56′41.21″W / 40.6158667°N 73.9447806°W / 40.6158667; -73.9447806
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Kingsway Jewish Center
Kingsway Jewish Center is located in New York City
Kingsway Jewish Center
Kingsway Jewish Center is located in New York
Kingsway Jewish Center
Kingsway Jewish Center is located in the United States
Kingsway Jewish Center
Location2810 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°36′57.12″N 73°56′41.21″W / 40.6158667°N 73.9447806°W / 40.6158667; -73.9447806
Arealess than one acre
Built1951
ArchitectWeston, Martyn; Sohn, Herman ; Gottlieb, Adolph
NRHP reference No.10000010[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 12, 2010

Kingsway Jewish Center is a historic synagogue at 2810 Nostrand Ave. in Midwood, Brooklyn, New York, New York. The Center complex includes the synagogue (1951), school block (1957), and catering hall wing (c. 1957). The synagogue features a series of 18 windows designed by Abstract Expressionist artist Adolph Gottlieb. It is a four story steel frame building with a brick faced facade that steps back from the property line as it rises. The school building is a simple three story building with long rectangular windows and several entrances.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]

View from across Nostrand Street

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places". WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 3/15/10 THROUGH 3/19/10. National Park Service. 2010-03-26.
  2. ^ Kathy Howe (December 2009). "National Register of Historic Places Registration:Kingsway Jewish Center". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2011-02-20. See also: "Accompanying 20 photos".