- Congregation Knesseth Israel (Ellington, Connecticut)
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Congregation Knesseth Israel
ק"ק כנסת ישראל
The synagogue building of Congregation Knesseth Israel
Basic information Location Ellington, CT, USA Geographic coordinates 41°53′50.5″N 72°28′46.5″W / 41.897361°N 72.479583°W Affiliation Orthodox Judaism Rite Ashkenazi Year consecrated 1906 Status Active Leadership Elias Friedman, President
Irving Bork, Vice-president
Irene Langley, Secretary
Louise Cohen, TreasurerWebsite http://www.ellingtonshul.org Architectural description Architect(s) Leon Dobkin Architectural type Synagogue Architectural style Colonial Revival Direction of façade East Completed 1913 Construction cost $1,500 Specifications Length 30 feet (9.1 m) Width 40 feet (12 m) Materials wood U.S. National Register of Historic Places Added to NRHP: 1995 NRHP Reference#: 95000862 Knesseth Israel SynagogueLocation: 236 Pinney St. , Ellington, Connecticut Area: less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) Built: 1913 Architect: Dobkin, Leon Architectural style: Colonial Revival Governing body: Private MPS: Historic Synagogues of Connecticut MPS NRHP Reference#: 95000862[1] Added to NRHP: July 21, 1995 Congregation Knesseth Israel is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located in Ellington, Connecticut.
The congregation was founded in 1906 by a group of Jewish farmers.[2]
The synagogue building, known as Knesseth Israel Synagogue was built in 1913 at the corner of Middle Rd. and Abbott Rd. in Ellington.[2] It was built in the Colonial Revival Style partly with funds from the philanthropist Baron Maurice de Hirsch's Jewish Colonization Association.[3] In the 1954 the building was moved to its present location at 236 Pinney St.[4]
The building was designed by Leon Dobkin.[1][4] It was covered in a 1995 multiple property submission study of many synagogues in Connecticut, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[5]
In addition to the synagogue, the congregation maintains an Orthodox Jewish cemetery within the larger Ellington Cemetery.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b Congregation Knesseth Israel - Ellington CT. Eastern Connecticut's Orthodox Synagogue
- ^ Buildings Report
- ^ a b David F. Ransom (June 6, 1994). "NRHP Registration: Knesseth Israel Synagogue". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/95000862.pdf. and Accompanying two photos, exterior and interior
- ^ David F. Ransom (1995 (approval date)). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Submission: Historic Synagogues of Connecticut". National Park Service. http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64500078.pdf.
- ^ Congregation Knesseth Israel - Ellington CT. Eastern Connecticut's Orthodox Synagogue
- ^ International Jewish Cemetery Project - Connecticut
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