Bialystoker Synagogue

Bialystoker Synagogue
Bialystoker Synagogue
	Bialystoker Synagogue in 2013
Religion
Affiliation	Orthodox Judaism
Ecclesiastical or organizational status	Church (1826 – 1905); Synagogue (since 1905);
Leadership	Rabbi Menachem Tuchman
Status	Active
Location
Location	7-13 Bialystoker Place, Manhattan, New York City, New York
Country	United States
	Location in Lower Manhattan
Geographic coordinates	40°42′56″N 73°59′1″W / 40.71556°N 73.98361°W
Architecture
Type	Church
Style	Federal
Date established	1865 (as a congregation)
Completed	1826 (as a church); 1905 (as a synagogue);
Materials	Manhattan schist
Website
	bialystoker.org
	Bialystoker Synagogue; (Willett Street Methodist Episcopal Church)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	New York City Landmark
NRHP reference No.	72000861
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 26, 1972
Designated NYCL	April 19, 1966

The Bialystoker Synagogue is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue at 7–11 Bialystoker Place (also known as Willett Street^[2]^[3]^[4]) in the Lower East Side neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States. The building was constructed in 1826 as the Willett Street Methodist Episcopal Church; the synagogue purchased the building in 1905.

The synagogue was designated a New York City Landmark in 1966. It is one of only four early-19th century fieldstone religious buildings surviving from the late Federal period in Lower Manhattan,^[2] and is the oldest building used as a synagogue in New York City.^[5]

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1., p. 49
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^ Brawarsky, Sandee (January 19, 2001). "Safe Havens on the Freedom Line". The New York Times. BIALYSTOKER SYNAGOGUE, landmark structure (built as Willett Street Church), 7–13 Willett Street (renamed Bialystoker Place)…
^ Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7., p.27

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[nycland-2] New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1., p. 49

[aia-3] Cite error: The named reference aia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] Brawarsky, Sandee (January 19, 2001). "Safe Havens on the Freedom Line". The New York Times. BIALYSTOKER SYNAGOGUE, landmark structure (built as Willett Street Church), 7–13 Willett Street (renamed Bialystoker Place)…

[fromattoz-5] Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7., p.27

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