Kismet Temple | |
 Friendship Baptist Church, July 2013 | |
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| Location | 92 Herkimer St.,Brooklyn, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°40′46.6″N73°57′00.9″W / 40.679611°N 73.950250°W /40.679611; -73.950250 |
| Area | Less than 1.0 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1909 (1909)-1910 |
| Built by | Clark & Stowe |
| Architect | Short, R. Thomas |
| Architectural style | Moorish Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 13000909[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 11, 2013 |
Kismet Temple, also known as the Kismet Mosque and Friendship Baptist Church, is a historic meeting hall located in theBedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood ofBrooklyn,Kings County, New York. It was built in 1909–1910 as the "Kismet Temple" of theAncient Arabic Order of the Mystic Shrine, commonly referred to as "Shriners". It was designed by R. Thomas Short in the EclecticMoorish Revival style. Its front facade is constructed of yellow brick andlimestone-like glazedterra 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.[2]: 3, 6, 10 [3]
It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]
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