Congregation B'nai Israel (Pittsburgh)

Congregation B'nai Israel (Pittsburgh)
Congregation B'nai Israel (Urban League of Pittsburgh Charter School)
Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark
Congregation B'nai Israel (Pittsburgh) is located in Pittsburgh
Location of Congregation B'nai Israel (Urban League of Pittsburgh Charter School) in Pittsburgh
Location: 327 North Negley Avenue (East Liberty), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates: 40°27′59.33″N 79°55′45.35″W / 40.4664806°N 79.9292639°W / 40.4664806; -79.9292639Coordinates: 40°27′59.33″N 79°55′45.35″W / 40.4664806°N 79.9292639°W / 40.4664806; -79.9292639
Built/Founded: 1923
Architect: Henry Hornbostel, with William S. Fraser, Philip Friedman, and Alexander Sharove
PHLF designated: 1979[1]

Congregation B'nai Israel (currently the Urban League of Pittsburgh Charter School) located at 327 North Negley Avenue in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a former synagogue that is now a charter school. It was built in 1923, and was added to the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009. Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. http://www.phlf.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/Historic-Plaques-2010b.pdf. Retrieved 2011-08-18. 

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