B'nai Jacob Synagogue (Ottumwa, Iowa)

B'nai Jacob Synagogue
The synagogue during Hanukkah, in 2010, prior to its closure
Religion
Affiliation	Conservative Judaism Orthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1915–2010) Meeting and performance space (since 2019)
Ownership	American Gothic Performing Arts Festival
Status	Closed (as a synagogue); Repurposed
Location
Location	529 East Main Street, Ottumwa, Iowa
Country	United States
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Geographic coordinates	41°0′50″N 92°24′25″W / 41.01389°N 92.40694°W / 41.01389; -92.40694
Architecture
Architect(s)	George M. Kerns
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Renaissance Revival Art Deco Vernacular
Founder	Ottumwa Hebrew Association
General contractor	L.T. Chrisman, and Co.
Date established	1898 (as a congregation)
Completed	1915
Materials	Red brick
B'nai Jacob Synagogue
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The sanctuary as seen from the northern corner
Area	less than one acre
MPS	Ottumwa MPS
NRHP reference No.	04000815
Added to NRHP	August 10, 2004
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B'nai Jacob Synagogue is a former Conservative synagogue in Ottumwa, Iowa. The originally Orthodox congregation was established in 1898, and it constructed the E. Main Street synagogue building in 1915, and joined the Conservative movement in the 1950s.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The synagogue closed as a space of worship in 2010 and the building is now preserved as a meeting and performance space.