Area less than one acre Architect Courland, Maurice Opened 1921 Added to NRHP 15 April 2004 | Built 1920 (1920)-1921 NRHP Reference # 04000293 Phone +1 718-236-6122 | |
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Architectural style Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Romanesque Address 2021 67th St, Brooklyn, NY 11204, USA Similar Congregation Shaare Zion, Jewish Center of Kings Hig, Ocean Parkway Jewish C, Beth El Jewish Center of, Edmond J Safra Synagogue | ||
Congregation Magen David Synagogue is a historic Sephardic Syrian-Jewish synagogue located in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Erected in 1920-1921, the synagogue was at its height of popularity during the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s. The synagogue is still in continual use for daily and Shabbat prayers. It is a two-story, Romanesque Revival style brick building on a raised basement. It features a variety of brick designs and stone details, round arched windows, and a red terra cotta clad tile roof.
In 2001, the building was declared a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. By 2004, the building was certified and listed with the National Register of Historic Places.
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