Akron Jewish Center

Akron Jewish Center
Akron Jewish Center
	The former synagogue, now community center, in 2013
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism (former); Baptists (former);
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1929–1973); Church (1973–1985); Community center (since c. 1985);
Ownership	City of Akron
Location
Location	220 South Balch Street, Akron, Ohio
Country	United States
	Location in Ohio
Geographic coordinates	41°5′12″N 81°32′3″W / 41.08667°N 81.53417°W
Architecture
Architect(s)	Fichter & Brooker (1929); Michael M. Konarski (1951);
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Romanesque Revival; Byzantine Revival; Art Deco;
Date established	1924 (as a Jewish congregation)
Completed	1929; 1951
	Akron Jewish Center
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
NRHP reference No.	86001919
Added to NRHP	July 24, 1986

The Akron Jewish Center is a historic building in Akron, Ohio, in the United States. It was built in 1929 and expanded in 1951 as a synagogue, Jewish community center, and headquarters for the organization with the same name for over 45 years. The building was subsequently used as a church and, since 1985, as a community center operated by the local city authorities.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

^ "National Register Information System – Akron Jewish Center (#86001919)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System – Akron Jewish Center (#86001919)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.

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