Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum

Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum
Adas Israel Synagogue (original)
Location: 701 G Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates: 38°53′54.6″N 77°0′54″W / 38.8985°N 77.015°W / 38.8985; -77.015Coordinates: 38°53′54.6″N 77°0′54″W / 38.8985°N 77.015°W / 38.8985; -77.015
Built: 1876
Architect: Kleinman, Max; William, J.,& Co.
Governing body: State
NRHP Reference#:

69000288

[1]
Added to NRHP: March 24, 1969
Adas Israel Synagogue being moved to its current location in December 1968

The Lillian & Albert Small Jewish Museum, located in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, D.C., houses the oldest surviving synagogue building in the District. It was erected in 1876 by the Adas Israel Congregation.[2] The museum is operated by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington. The museum's executive director is Laura Apelbaum.

The museum building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the D.C. Inventory of Historic Sites, and Historic American Buildings Survey. It is among the oldest synagogue buildings still standing in the United States.[3] It is also an official project of the Save America's Treasures program.

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History

Ulysses S. Grant attended the synagogue's dedication on June 6, 1876 — the first Jewish service attended by a sitting U.S. president. Originally located at 6th and G Streets NW, the building was moved to its current location three blocks away in 1969. It is slated for a second move so that the property can be redeveloped for a mixed-use project. Its new permanent home will be at Third and F Streets NW, slightly closer to the building's original location. The new move will allow the synagogue to face east, the standard orientation in Jewish tradition.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2008-04-15. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ The Temple That Traveled, Washington Post, August 14, 2005
  3. ^ Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues, Mark W. Gordon, American Jewish History 84.1 (1996) 11-27 [1]
  4. ^ Kravitz, Derek (August 3, 2010). "District's first synagogue slated for move to make way for mixed-use development". Washington Post: p. B01. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/02/AR2010080205020.html. Retrieved August 3, 2010. 

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