Temple Emanu-El (New York, 1868)

Temple Emanu-El was a large synagogue on Fifth Avenue and 43rd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Built in 1868, it is now demolished.

Temple Emanu-El
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism
Location
LocationNew York City
Architecture
Typechurch
StyleMoorish Revival
CreatorLeopold Eidlitz, Henry Fernbach
Groundbreaking1866
Completed1868
Demolished1927

History

In 1868, Emanu-El erected a new building for the first time, a Moorish Revival structure by Leopold Eidlitz, assisted by Henry Fernbach at 43rd Street and 5th Avenue after raising about $650,000. It was demolished in 1927.

References
    • Kathryn E. Holliday, Leopold Eidlitz: Architecture and Idealism in the Gilded Age. New York: W. W. Norton, 2008, p. 71 ff.

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