| Commodore Uriah P. Levy Center and Jewish Chapel | |
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 The chapel exterior in 2010 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Annapolis,Maryland |
| Country | United States |
  Location withinMaryland | |
| Coordinates | 38°58′49″N76°28′52″W / 38.980278°N 76.481189°W /38.980278; -76.481189 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Joseph Boggs |
| General contractor | The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company |
| Groundbreaking | November 2, 2003 |
| Completed | 2005 |
| Construction cost | $8 million |
| Specifications | |
| Interior area | 35,000 square feet (3,300 m2) |
| Materials | Jerusalem stone |
| Website | |
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Commodore Uriah P. Levy Center and Jewish Chapel is theJewishchapel at theUnited States Naval Academy, inAnnapolis, Maryland.
The center is named in honor ofCommodoreUriah P. Levy (1792–-1862), the first Jewish commodore in the United States Navy, who is famous for refusing to flog his sailors.[3][2] The Levy Center is adjacent to Mitscher Hall and contains a 410-seatsynagogue, a fellowship hall, a Character Learning Center, classrooms, and offices for the Brigade's social director, the academic board, and the academy's Honor Board.[2]
Before the chapel was completed in 2005, Jewish midshipmen attended Congregation Knesset Israel in downtown Annapolis,[4] or held services in the interfaith chapel at Mitscher Hall.
Thegroundbreaking ceremony was held on November 2, 2003,[2] and the building was dedicated in September 2005.[5]
The Levy Center cost $8 million to design, build and furnish; of which approximately $1.8 million was paid for with military construction funds,[2] and the remaining amount was paid for by donations raised by the Friend of the Jewish Chapel, a campaign headed by Jewish alumni of the academy and others.[2][1]
The 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) building was designed by Maryland architect Joseph Boggs[1] and was built byThe Whiting-Turner Contracting Company.[2] The entrance pavilion has elements related to the center bay ofThomas Jefferson'sMonticello. Levy purchased Monticello in 1834 and restored it because of his admiration for Jefferson, who died in 1826.[4] The chapel includes a nearly 45-foot (14 m) high wall that is a replica of theWestern Wall in Jerusalem. The wall is made ofJerusalem stone.[4] The roof of the building is constructed of copper.[2] The architecture of the exterior isconsistent with nearbyBancroft Hall.
The chapel was awarded the MarylandAIA Honor Awards 2006, Public Building of the Year; Institutional.[6]
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