Temple Beth Israel (Hartford, Connecticut)

Temple Beth Israel (1876)
The former synagogue, now cultural center, in Hartford, in 2010
Religion
Affiliation	Reform Judaism (former) Baptistism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1876–1935) Church (1935–1974) Cultural center (current)
Status	Closed (as a synagogue); Repurposed
Location
Location	21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut
Country	United States
Location in Connecticut
Geographic coordinates	41°45′33″N 72°40′29″W / 41.75917°N 72.67472°W / 41.75917; -72.67472
Architecture
Architect(s)	George Keller
Type	Synagogue
Style	Romanesque Revival High Victorian eclectic
Date established	1843 (as a congregation)
Groundbreaking	September 28, 1875
Completed	1876
Construction cost	$35,567
Specifications
Direction of façade	North
Capacity	600 worshipers
Length	85 feet (26 m)
Width	60 feet (18 m)
Dome(s)	Two
Materials	Red brick; brownstone
Website
charteroakcenter.org
Temple Beth Israel (1876)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
NRHP reference No.	78002868
Added to NRHP	December 1, 1978
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Temple Beth Israel (transliterated from Hebrew as "House of Israel"), sometimes called Charter Oak Temple, is an historic former Reform Jewish synagogue and later church building, now cultural center, located at 21 Charter Oak Avenue, in Hartford, Connecticut, in the United States.

The congregation, established in 1843, and located in West Hartford since 1936, is one of the two oldest Jewish congregations in Connecticut and one of the largest Reform congregations in New England, with about 900 member families and about 2,000 individual members.

Designed by George Keller in the Romanesque Revival style and completed in 1876, the former synagogue building is the oldest purpose-built synagogue in Connecticut. The former synagogue building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[2] After being rescued from threatened demolition, the building now houses a local cultural center.