National Register of Historic Places

Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush

Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Listed
May 28, 2009
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
09000377

About this property

Congregation Beth El of Flatbush, or simply, Beth El of Flatbush, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 2181 East 3rd Street, in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States. The congregation worships in the Sephardic rite. The congregation comprises Jewish people of Sephardic and Middle Eastern descent, including immigrants from Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Israel, Yemen, and Turkey, and their descendants. The congregation's historic synagogue, called the Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush, located at 1981 Homecrest Avenue, in Flatbush, Brooklyn, was built in 1927. The two-story plus basement, rectangular red brick building with Byzantine Revival and Gothic Revival decorative elements includes a decorative white glazed terra cotta trim. It has a tripartite front facade with a central parapet. The historic building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Location

1981 Homecrest Ave.
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
40.60305, -73.95902

Categories

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Sources

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When was Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush listed on the National Register?

Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 2009.

What type of historic resource is Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush?

Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Beth El Jewish Center of Flatbush is recorded as the industrial era.

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