Anshei Israel Synagogue
Historic former Orthodox synagogue in Lisbon, Connecticut, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anshei Israel Synagogue is an historic former Orthodox Jewish synagogue building, located at 142 Newent Road, (CT 138), in Lisbon, Connecticut, in the United States. The synagogue was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 as part of a multiple property listing of fifteen historic synagogues in Connecticut.
Anshei Israel Synagogue | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Orthodox Judaism (former) |
Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue (1936–c. 1980s) |
Ownership | Town of Lisbon |
Status | Closed (as a synagogue) |
Location | |
Location | 142 Newent Road, (CT 138), Lisbon, Connecticut |
Country | United States |
Location of the former synagogue in Connecticut | |
Geographic coordinates | 41°36′17″N 72°00′02″W |
Architecture | |
Type | Synagogue |
Style | Colonial Revival |
General contractor | George Allen & Sons |
Date established | unknown (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1936 (1936) |
Specifications | |
Interior area | 20 by 30 feet (6.1 by 9.1 m) |
Height (max) | 9 feet (2.7 m) |
Materials | Clapboard |
Anshei Israel Synagogue | |
Area | less than one acre |
MPS | Historic Synagogues of Connecticut MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 95000861 |
Added to NRHP | July 21, 1995 |
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The Orthodox congregation was founded with 15 families and constructed the synagogue in 1936. It was built by George Allen & Sons. The interior is a single room that is lined with five benches before the sacred ark. The congregation's membership dwindled throughout the 1940s and 1950s, limiting the services to holidays before finally closing in the early 1980s. Rules in the congregation were not as strictly enforced as in the Old World, as there was no curtain to separate the sexes and distant members were allowed to drive part of the way to its services. The Town of Lisbon took ownership of the property in the 1980s. The synagogue is currently maintained by the Lisbon Historical Society.