Moses Montefiore Congregation
The Moses Montefiore Congregation is a synagogue in Bloomington, Illinois.
Although Jews had arrived in Bloomington by the 1850s, the synagogue was organized in 1884 and named for Sir Moses Montefiore. In 1889 the congregation dedicated a Moorish Revival synagogue building at the southeast corner of Monroe and Prairie Streets.[1] It is one of the relatively few surviving 19th century synagogue buildings in the United States.[2]
In 1959 the congregation moved to a new building in the Fairway Knolls neighborhood.[1] As of 1996 the original building was being used as a church.[2]
In 2001 the building won the Adaptive Reuse Award from Landmarks Illinois.[3] The synagogue has been converted into a single family home.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
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- ^ "Richard H. Driehaus Preservation Awards - Landmarks Illinois".
- ^ http://www.landmarks.org/pop_ups/award_moses_pop.htm
External links
- Official website
- Image
- Moses Montefiore Temple Collection, McLean County Museum of History