Temple Israel (Lafayette, Indiana)

Temple Israel
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
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

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

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.

Morris M. Feuerlicht was rabbi of Temple Israel from 1901 to 1904.^[8]

The building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.^[6]^[9]^[10]

In 1969 the building was sold to the American National Red Cross and was purchased in 1976 by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Greater Lafayette.^[11] The UU congregation vacated this location in October 2007.

References

^ "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.
^ "Feuerlicht, Morris Marcus". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
^ "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

Synagogue website

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[2] Carlson, John A. (February 28, 1977). "Inventory—Nomination Form: Temple Israel". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

[3] Gordon, Mark W. (1996). "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues". American Jewish History. 84 (1) (2019 update ed.): 11–27.

[livingplaces.com-4] "Ellsworth Historic District, Lafayette City, Tippecanoe County, Lafayette IN 47901".

[5] Glass, James (February 13, 2010). "Jews built lives, traditions here". The Indianapolis Star.

[templeisraelwlaf.org-6] "Our History". templeisraelwlaf.org. 2011. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2008.

[7] "Landmarks of Lafayette Indiana - Historic Homes and Churches". www.preserveindiana.com.

[8] "Feuerlicht, Morris Marcus". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

[SHAARD-9] "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.

[10] Carlson, John A. Carlson (February 1977). "Inventory Nomination Form: Temple Israel" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs

[11] "A History of the Lafayette/West Lafayette UU Church". uuctc.org. Archived from the original on March 25, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2021.

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