Built 1909 (1909)-1910 NRHP Reference # 13000909 | Built by Clark & Stowe Added to NRHP 11 December 2013 | |
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Location 92 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, New York Area Less than 1.0 acre (0.40 ha) Architectural style Moorish Revival architecture Similar Deno's Wonder Wheel A, Prospect Park Zoo, New York Aquarium, 48 Wall Street, Columbia University Low Mem | ||
Kismet Temple, also known as the Kismet Mosque and Friendship Baptist Church, is a historic meeting hall located in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. It was built in 1909-1910 as the "Kismet Temple" of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine, commonly referred to as "Shriners". It was designed by R. Thomas Short in the Eclectic Moorish Revival style. Its front facade is constructed of yellow brick and limestone-like glazed terra cotta trim with elaborate Moorish decoration. The building was sold to Friendship Baptist Church in 1966. It is thought to be the oldest Shriners mosque still intact.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.
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