Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue

This article is about the former synagogue building. For the current congregation and synagogue, see Baltimore Hebrew Congregation.

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue is an historic former Reform Jewish synagogue building located in the Madison Park neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States.

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue
The stone building in 2011, as a church
Religion
Affiliation	Reform Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1890–c. 1950) Church (since 1950)
Status	Closed (as a synagogue); Repurposed (as a church)
Location
Location	1901 Madison Avenue, Madison Park, Baltimore, Maryland
Country	United States
Location of the former synagogue, now church, in Baltimore, Maryland
Geographic coordinates	39°18′29″N 76°37′59″W
Architecture
Architect(s)	Charles L. Carson
Type	Synagogue
Style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Byzantine
Date established	(as a congregation)
Completed	1890
Specifications
Dome(s)	Three
Dome dia. (outer)	40 feet (12 m) (central dome)
Materials	Granite
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
NRHP reference No.	76002181
Added to NRHP	November 07, 1976
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The former synagogue, built as an early place of worship of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, is built of ashlar gray granite from Port Deposit. It is a well-executed Byzantine Revival building, designed by Charles L. Carson, a Baltimore architect. It features a large central dome, 40 feet (12 m) in diameter, resting on a high octagonal drum pierced by rectangular windows of stained glass and two tall octagonal towers flanking the main entrance.^[2]

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976,^[1] and lies within the Madison Park Historic District,^[3] however outside the Baltimore National Heritage Area.

The building was acquired by the Berea Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1960, and repurposed as a church.

See also

• Judaism portal
• Maryland portal

• Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
• Eutaw Place Temple
• History of the Jews in Baltimore
• Jewish Museum of Maryland