Temple B'nai Jeshurun designed by
Walter S. Schneider and
Henry B. Herts c. 1919 at 257 West 88th Street in
New York City. The temple was founded in 1825 making it the second synagauge founded in New York and the third oldest
Ashkenazi synagogue in the country. Click
HERE for more on
Temple B'nai Jeshurun and
HERE to see it on google street view. Click
HERE for a Christopher Gray
Streetscapes article on the temple.
Photos from
Architecture, 1920.
1 comment:
What an elegant, early 19th century shule, built in a monumental style to last forever. I particularly like the columns on either side of the Aron. But there are no windows in the front, is that correct?
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