Jewish Center of Kings Highway
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Jewish Center of Kings Highway is a historic synagogue
at 1202-1218 Ave. P in Flatbush, Brooklyn
, New York, New York
. The synagogue was built between 1928 and 1930 and is a two story with basement building faced in brick. It features a cast stone temple front with four engaged Corinthian order
piers. Also on the property is a contributing school building built in 1949.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2010.
Synagogue
A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...
at 1202-1218 Ave. P in Flatbush, Brooklyn
Flatbush, Brooklyn
Flatbush is a community of the Borough of Brooklyn, a part of New York City, consisting of several neighborhoods.The name Flatbush is an Anglicization of the Dutch language Vlacke bos ....
, New York, New York
New York City
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. The synagogue was built between 1928 and 1930 and is a two story with basement building faced in brick. It features a cast stone temple front with four engaged Corinthian order
Corinthian order
The Corinthian order is one of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric and Ionic. When classical architecture was revived during the Renaissance, two more orders were added to the canon, the Tuscan order and the Composite order...
piers. Also on the property is a contributing school building built in 1949.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2010.