Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim

Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue
Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim is located in South Carolina
Location: 90 Hasell St., Charleston, South Carolina
Coordinates: 32°46′56″N 79°55′58″W / 32.78222°N 79.93278°W / 32.78222; -79.93278Coordinates: 32°46′56″N 79°55′58″W / 32.78222°N 79.93278°W / 32.78222; -79.93278
Built: Founded in the 1740s; built in 1840
Architect: Cyrus L. Warner; David L. Lopez
Architectural style: Greek Revival
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 78002499
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: April 4, 1978[1]
Designated NHL: June 19, 1980[2]

Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (also known as Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue, Congregation K. K. Beth Elohim, or more simply K. K. Beth Elohim) is a historic synagogue located at 90 Hasell (pronounced as if it were spelled Hazel) Street in Charleston, South Carolina. The synagogue was founded in the 1740s and is one of the oldest synagogues in the United States.[3]

In 1824 Beth Elohim became the first American congregation to follow the Reform movement that had originated in Germany. It is sometimes considered to be the originator of Reform Judaism in the United States.

The present Greek Revival building was built in 1840 and is the second oldest synagogue building in continuous use in the United States.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 4, 1978, as Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue[1] and was designated a National Historic Landmark on June 19, 1980.[2][5] The Coming Street Cemetery, owned by the Congregation, is listed separately on the National Register of Historic Places.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b "Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1789&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-03-03. 
  3. ^ Jonathan Sarna. American Judaism: A History, Yale University Press, 2004, p. 19.
  4. ^ "Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue, Charleston County (90 Hasell St., Charleston)". National Register Properties in South Carolina listing. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. http://www.nationalregister.sc.gov/charleston/S10817710102/index.htm. Retrieved 2008-03-23. 
  5. ^ Polly Ann Matherly (April, 1980). National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim; Congregation Beth Elohim; Beth Elohim SynagoguePDF (32 KB). National Park Service  and Accompanying three photos, exterior and interior, from 1973 and 1977PDF (32 KB)

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