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Congregation Adath Jeshurun

Coordinates: 42°18′41″N 71°4′53.5″W / 42.31139°N 71.081528°W / 42.31139; -71.081528
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Congregation Adath Jeshurun
Religion
Affiliation
Ecclesiastical or organisational status
OwnershipFirst Haitian Baptist Church of Boston
Status
  • Closed (as a synagogue);
  • Repurposed (as a church)
Location
Location397 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts
CountryUnited States
Congregation Adath Jeshurun is located in Massachusetts
Congregation Adath Jeshurun
Location in Massachusetts
Geographic coordinates42°18′41″N 71°4′53.5″W / 42.31139°N 71.081528°W / 42.31139; -71.081528
Architecture
Architect(s)Frederick Norcross
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleRomanesque Revival
General contractorDavid Krokyn
Date established1894 (as a congregation)
Completed1906
Dome(s)Two
Congregation Adath Jeshurun
Arealess than one acre
NRHP reference No.99001304
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1999

Congregation Adath Jeshurun is an historic former synagogue, serving as a church since 1967, at 397 Blue Hill Avenue in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States.

The congregation was formed in 1894.[1] As the Jewish community of Roxbury gradually moved away, its congregation dwindled and in 1967 it was sold to Ecclesia Apostolic Church. It was purchased by its present owner, the First Haitian Baptist Church, in 1978. The church has restored it to its present condition.[2]

The Romanesque Revival style building was designed in 1906 by Frederick Norcross and built by David Krokyn[3] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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References

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  1. ^ "Mt. Calvary Holy Church". Boston Preservation Alliance. June 26, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  2. ^ Plaque on site furnished by The Bostonian Society, photographed on November 18, 2009.
  3. ^ Morgan, Keith N. (2012). Esperdy, Gabrielle; Kingsley, Karen (eds.). "First Haitian Baptist Church of Boston (Adath Congregation Jeshurun), [Boston, Massachusetts]". SAH Archipedia. Charlottesville: Society of Architectural Historians and University of Virginia Press. Retrieved January 23, 2024.

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