Beth Joseph Synagogue

Beth Joseph Synagogue

Beth Joseph Synagogue, Tupper Lake, NY
Location Lake and Mill Sts., Tupper Lake, New York
Coordinates 44°13′29″N 74°27′55″W / 44.22472°N 74.46528°W / 44.22472; -74.46528Coordinates: 44°13′29″N 74°27′55″W / 44.22472°N 74.46528°W / 44.22472; -74.46528
Area less than one acre
Built 1906 (1906)-1910
Architectural style Italianate, Vernacular Italianate
NRHP Reference # 88001441[1]
Added to NRHP September 1, 1988

The Historic Beth Joseph Tupper Lake Synagogue and Gallery is a historic synagogue located in Tupper Lake, Franklin County, New York. It was built in 1906, and is a  2 1⁄2-story, three-bay by five-bay, vernacular Italianate style frame building. It is sheathed in clapboard and has a false front that hides a steep gable roof. The front facade features a "sun dial" arch and rose window, round arched windows, and square corner towers. Also on the property is a contributing  2 1⁄2-story, hip-roofed frame dwelling built between 1906 and 1910.[2]:2, 4–5 The synagogue was closed for over three decades. Today, it is the oldest synagogue in the Adirondack Mountains, but it is only open in the summer. It houses a small museum.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Gilbert F. Hyde and Lynn Garofalini (December 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Beth Joseph Synagogue" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs

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