Ocean Parkway Jewish Center
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Ocean Parkway Jewish Center is a historic synagogue
at 550 Ocean Pkwy. in Kensington, Brooklyn
, New York, New York
. It was built between 1924 and 1926 and is a three story plus basement and attic, stone clad Neoclassical
style building. It has a two story addition. The front facade features three round-arched entrances and the second and third stories are organized as a temple front.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2009.
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 550 Ocean Pkwy. in Kensington, Brooklyn
Kensington, Brooklyn
Kensington is a neighborhood in the center of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is the area south of Prospect Park and the Green-Wood Cemetery. It is bordered by Coney Island Avenue to the east, Fort Hamilton Parkway and Caton Avenue to the north, McDonald Avenue and 37th Street to the...
, New York, New York
New York City
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. It was built between 1924 and 1926 and is a three story plus basement and attic, stone clad Neoclassical
Neoclassical architecture
Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...
style building. It has a two story addition. The front facade features three round-arched entrances and the second and third stories are organized as a temple front.
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 2009.