| Temple Israel | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Temple_Israel_in_Lafayette_front_and_side.jpg) The former synagogue and church, in 2009 | |
| Religion | |
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| Location | |
| Location | 17 South 7th Street, Lafayette, Indiana |
| Country | United States |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Locator_map_of_Tippecanoe_County,_Indiana.svg)  Location of the former synagogue, now church, in Tippecanoe County, Indiana | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°25′0″N 86°53′16″W / 40.41667°N 86.88778°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | |
| Founder | Ahavas Achim Congregation |
| General contractor | Jacob Welschbillig |
| Date established | 1849 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1867 |
Temple Israel | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 82000080 |
| Added to NRHP | February 19, 1982 |
| [1][2] | |
Temple Israel is a historic former Reform Jewish synagogue, located at Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, in the United States. Its 1867 building is one of the oldest synagogue buildings in the United States.[3] Deconsecrated as a synagogue in 1969, the most recent use of the building was as a Unitarian church.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Carlson, John A. (February 28, 1977). "Inventory—Nomination Form: Temple Israel". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ Gordon, Mark W. (1996). "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues". American Jewish History. 84 (1) (2019 update ed.): 11–27.