Emmanuel Shearith Israel Chapel
National Register of Historic Places

Emmanuel Shearith Israel Chapel

Denver, Denver County, Colorado
Listed
November 30, 1969
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
69000041

About this property

The Emmanuel Gallery is an art gallery and historic building at 1205 10th Street in Denver, Colorado, United States, on the Auraria Campus. The gallery is housed in Denver's oldest surviving church building and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Emmanuel Shearith Israel Chapel. It was built in 1876 as an Episcopal church, on the site of a Sunday School building that was erected in 1859. In 1903, it was bought by the Shearith Israel congregation and converted to serve as a Jewish synagogue, which it was until 1958. It was the first official Denver landmark established by ordnance of Denver's city council, on January 10, 1968. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.

Location

1201 10th St.
Denver, Denver County, Colorado
39.74403, -105.00381

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Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Tivoli Brewery Company
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0.1 mi
Auraria 9th Street Historic District
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0.2 mi
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0.3 mi
Hover, W.A., and Company Building
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When was Emmanuel Shearith Israel Chapel listed on the National Register?

Emmanuel Shearith Israel Chapel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 30, 1969.

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Emmanuel Shearith Israel Chapel is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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