B'nai Jacob Synagogue (Ottumwa, Iowa)
Former Conservative synagogue in Ottumwa, Iowa, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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B'nai Jacob Synagogue is a former Conservative synagogue in Ottumwa, Iowa. The originally Orthodox congregation was established in 1898, and it constructed the E. Main Street synagogue building in 1915, and joined the Conservative movement in the 1950s.
For similarly named synagogues, see B'nai Jacob.
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Ownership | American Gothic Performing Arts Festival |
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Location | 529 East Main Street, Ottumwa, Iowa |
Country | United States |
Location of the former synagogue in Iowa | |
Geographic coordinates | 41°0′50″N 92°24′25″W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | George M. Kerns |
Type | Synagogue architecture |
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Founder | Ottumwa Hebrew Association |
General contractor | L.T. Chrisman, and Co. |
Date established | 1898 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1915 |
Materials | Red brick |
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Area | less than one acre |
MPS | Ottumwa MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 04000815 |
Added to NRHP | August 10, 2004 |
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The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The synagogue closed as a space of worship in 2010 and the building is now preserved as a meeting and performance space.