| Temple of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun | |
|---|---|
_from_SE_2.JPG) South Street Temple in 2012 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Reform Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 2061 South 20th Street,Lincoln,Nebraska 68502 |
| Country | United States |
  Location inNebraska | |
| Coordinates | 40°47′31″N96°41′32″W / 40.79195°N 96.69236°W /40.79195; -96.69236 |
| Architecture | |
| Architect | Davis & Wilson |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Style | |
| Established | 1885(as a congregation) |
| Completed |
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| Dome | One |
| Website | |
| southstreettemple | |
Temple of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun | |
| Area | less than one acre |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003197 |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1982 |
| [1] | |
Temple of Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, also known asSouth Street Temple, is an historicReformJewish congregation andsynagogue located at 2061 South 20th Street, on the corner of Twentieth Street, inLincoln,Nebraska, in the United States.
Founded in 1885,[2] When it was built in 1923–1924, it replaced the old synagogue at 12th and D Streets completed in 1893.[3] The main structure was designed in theByzantine Revival andMoorish Revival styles byDavis & Wilson, and Meyer G. Gaba, a professor of mathematics at theUniversity of Nebraska–Lincoln and congregant, designed the dome.[3] Inside, the arch was designed by wood-carver Keats Lorenz.[3] The first rabbi was Solomon Elihu Starrels.[3]
The building was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1982.[1]
Media related toSouth Street Temple (Lincoln, Nebraska) at Wikimedia Commons
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