| Beth Sholom Congregation | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi David Glanzberg-Krainin |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park, Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Street_map_of_Philadelphia_and_surrounding_area.png)  Location in Philadelphia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 40°4′56″N 75°7′36″W / 40.08222°N 75.12667°W |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Type | Synagogue architecture |
| Style | Modernist Mayan Revival |
| Date established | 1919 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1959 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 1,270 worshippers |
| Height (max) | 110 feet (34 m) |
| Materials | Corrugated wire glass; fiberglass |
| Website | |
| bethsholomcongregation | |
Beth Sholom Synagogue | |
| Area | 3.9 acres (1.6 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000430[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 29, 2007[1] |
| Designated NHL | March 29, 2007[3] |
| Designated PHMC | September 21, 2008[2] |
Beth Sholom Congregation (transliterated from Hebrew as "House of Peace") is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 8231 Old York Road in Elkins Park, a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the only synagogue designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Completed in 1959, it has been called a "startling, translucent, modernist evocation of an ancient temple, transposed to a Philadelphia suburb by Frank Lloyd Wright".[4] The synagogue building was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2007 for its architecture.[5]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
- ^ "Beth Sholom Synagogue". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 8, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2007.
- ^ Siry, Joseph M. (2011). Beth Sholom Synagogue: Frank Lloyd Wright and Modern Religious Architecture. University of Chicago Press.
- ^ "Interior Secretary Kempthorne Designates 12 National Historic Landmarks in 10 States". U.S. Department of the Interior Press Release. April 4, 2007. Archived from the original on May 2, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2007.