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Date

11-1994

Description

The Plum Street Temple is among the oldest American synagogue buildings still standing and in use. It was designed by James Key Wilson who blended Neo-Byzantine architecture with Moorish Revival style. It was the first of many American synagogues to be built in the Moorish Revival style. This photograph dates from 1994, one year later the building was restored. The Plum Street temple is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Keys_Wilson

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_M._Wise_Temple

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This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.

Creator 1 Role

Photographer

Creator 2 Dates

1828-1894

Creator 2 Role

Architect

Recommended Citation

Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.

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Keywords

religious architecture, street scene, architecture, American, Moorish Revival, Neo-Byzantine, street scene

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