Eldridge Street Synagogue

Manhattan, United States

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; Sa off; Dec 31-Jan 01 off; Nov Th[4] off; Nov Fr[4] off
Admission: Ticketed
Wheelchair access: Accessible

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Built in 1887 for Congregation Kahal Adath Jeshurun, the Eldridge Street Synagogue at 12–16 Eldridge Street in Manhattan's Lower East Side is one of the first synagogues erected in the United States by Eastern European Jews. Designed by Peter and Francis William Herter, the structure exemplifies Moorish Revival architecture embellished with Gothic Revival and Romanesque Revival elements. The imposing Eldridge Street facade features a rose window, two stair towers, and arched openings, with additional rose window and roof finials adorning the building. The main sanctuary comprises two levels of seating, a Torah ark, and a central bimah, while the lower level originally functioned as a study hall before conversion into galleries. Though the congregation's membership peaked at roughly 800 between 1890 and 1915, the sanctuary closed in 1954 as congregants relocated. Preservation efforts beginning in the 1970s stabilized the building, leading to a comprehensive reconstruction completed in 2007. Today, the congregation continues to hold weekly services, and the Museum at Eldridge Street operates within the building as a National Historic Landmark and New York City designated landmark.

Movement

Moorish Revival architecture

Built: 1887
Type: synagogue, nonprofit organization
Heritage: New York City Landmark, National Register of Historic Places listed place
Place: Manhattan, United States

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