- Temple Beth-El (Lighthouse Cathedral)
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Temple Beth-El
Facade from WoodwardLocation: Detroit, Michigan Coordinates: 42°22′49.82″N 83°4′51.55″W / 42.3805056°N 83.0809861°WCoordinates: 42°22′49.82″N 83°4′51.55″W / 42.3805056°N 83.0809861°W Built: 1921 Architect: Albert Kahn Architectural style: Classical Revival Governing body: Private MPS: Religious Structures of Woodward Ave. TR NRHP Reference#: 82002912[1] Added to NRHP: August 3, 1982 The church building at 8801 Woodward Avenue (Woodward at Gladstone) in Detroit, Michigan is a historic building.[2] It was built in 1921 as Temple Beth-El. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1][3]
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Architecture
In 1921 Detroit's Temple Beth El, under Rabbi Leo M. Franklin's leadership, had outgrown its previous building at Woodward and Eliot.[4] In addition, many members of the congregation had moved to areas such as Boston-Edison and Atkinson Avenue that did not proscribe Jewish residents.[2] The congregation obtained a parcel of land near these neighborhoods at Woodward and Gladstone and engaged congregant Albert Kahn to design a new temple. The cornerstone for the new building was laid on September 20, 1921, with the dedication on November 10-12, 1922.[4]
The Kahn-designed temple is a classical, flat-roofed structure built from limestone.[2] On the facade facing Woodward, eight ionic columns form an enormous porch and frame three large pairs of doors. Along the facade facing Gladstone, eight tall, narrow are framed by massive piers.[2]
History
In the early 1974, the Beth El congregation moved again, this time to Bloomfield Hills, and the building was sold to the Lighthouse Tabernacle, becoming known as the Lighthouse Cathedral. It is now owned by Little Rock Baptists Church and is used as a community center[5] As of 2008[update], it was occupied by the Citadel of Faith Covenant Church.[3] As of June of 2010, the church is being occupied by The Community Church of Christ, under the leadership of Pastor R.A. Cranford.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c d Temple Beth-El from Detroit 1701.org.
- ^ a b Citadel of Faith, Citadel of Faith Covenant Church website. Accessed November 11, 2008
- ^ a b Katz, Irving I., The Beth El Story (with a History of Jews in Michigan Before 1850), Wayne State University Press, 1955, pp. 105-106.
- ^ Lighthouse Cathedral from Woodward Avenue Historic Sites
External links
- Photographs from the Rabbi Leo M. Franklin archives: these include photographs c. 1922 - 1973 of both the interior and exterior of the structure.
- The Citadel of Faith (congregation using the structure as of 2009)
Religious Structures of Woodward Avenue TR Structures in this TR Central United Methodist Church (Detroit, Michigan) • St. John's Episcopal Church • Woodward Avenue Baptist Church • First Unitarian Church of Detroit • Temple Beth-El (3424) • Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Detroit • Saint Joseph's Episcopal Church (5930) • Metropolitan United Methodist Church • Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church • First Baptist Church of Detroit • North Woodward Congregational Church • Temple Beth-El (8801) • Saint Joseph's Episcopal Church (8830) • Central Woodward Christian Church • Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament • Highland Park Presbyterian Church • Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church (Highland Park, Michigan) • Trinity United Methodist Church • First United Methodist ChurchStructures listed earlier Mariners' Church • First Presbyterian Church (Detroit, Michigan) • First Congregational Church, Detroit, MichiganU.S. National Register of Historic Places Topics Lists by states Alabama • Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Maine • Maryland • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Virginia • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • WyomingLists by territories Lists by associated states Other Categories:- Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
- Religious buildings completed in 1921
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