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| Essential
Architecture- Chicago
South and West K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Temple |
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architect |
Alfred S. Alschuler |
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location |
1100 E. Hyde Park Blvd. |
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date |
1924; addition, 1926 |
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style |
Mixture of NeoByzantine and Art Deco |
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construction |
Brick |
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type |
Synagogue |
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This building, based on Byzantine-style design precedents, houses the
oldest Jewish congregation in Chicago. The first Jewish settlers in the
city organized Kehilath Anshe Maariv in 1847; Isaiah Israel had its
roots in the city's second Jewish congregation, which was founded in
1852. In 1971, the two merged to form K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Temple. |
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links |
With special thanks to the City of
Chicago website,
www.egov.cityofchicago.org , for much of the info on this page.
Photos copyright City of Chicago. |
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