| Temple Adath Israel | |
|---|---|
 Façade and southern side of the synagogue | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Lay-led |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 429 Daviess Street,Owensboro,Kentucky |
| Country | United States |
  Location in Kentucky | |
| Coordinates | 37°46′18″N87°6′34″W / 37.77167°N 87.10944°W /37.77167; -87.10944 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Style | Moorish Revival |
| Established | 1858(as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1878 |
| Construction cost | $8,000 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 200 worshippers |
| Dome | Four |
| Materials | Brick |
| Website | |
| templeadathisrael | |
Temple Adath Israel | |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| MPS | Owensboro MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 86000761 |
| Added to NRHP | March 28, 1986 |
| [1] | |
Temple Adath Israel (transliterated fromHebrew as "Congregation of Israel"[2]: 138 ) is aReformJewish congregation andsynagogue, located at 429 Daviess Street, inOwensboro,Kentucky, in the United States.
The congregation was formed in 1858.[2]: 152
Built in 1877–78,[2]: 138 theMoorish Revivalfaçade of the modest building features aGothic Revival-arched door flanked by a pair of Gothic-arched windows punctuated by fourpilasters. These are surmounted with moldedcapitals and fanciful embellishments. Originally the whole was topped by a parapet with a row of four smallonion domed turrets. In June 2015, the parapet and onion domes were removed to save the roof from water trapped under the parapet.[3][4][5]
The building was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in March 1986.[6] It is among theoldest synagogue buildings in the United States.[7]
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