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Ohev Sholom Temple

Coordinates: 38°24′44″N 82°26′24″W / 38.41222°N 82.44000°W / 38.41222; -82.44000
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Ohev Sholom Temple
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
Rite
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue
Leadership
  • Rabbi Robert D. Judd
  • Rabbi Dr David E. Wucher (Emeritus)
StatusActive
Location
Location949 10th Avenue, Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia
CountryUnited States
Ohev Sholom Temple is located in West Virginia
Ohev Sholom Temple
Location in West Virginia
Geographic coordinates38°24′44″N 82°26′24″W / 38.41222°N 82.44000°W / 38.41222; -82.44000
Architecture
Architect(s)Meanor & Handloser
TypeSynagogue
StyleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Eclectic, Romanesque Revival, Byzantine Revival[1]
Date established1887 (as a congregation)
Completed1925
Website
wv-bnaisholom.org
Ohev Sholom Temple
Arealess than one acre
NRHP reference No.94000211[2]
Added to NRHPMarch 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 & 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]

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ B'Nai Sholom Congregation website
  4. ^ B'Nai Sholom Congregation: History
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