National Register of Historic Places

Stanton Street Shul

New York, New York County, New York
Listed
October 9, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02001116

About this property

Stanton Street Synagogue, also known as Stanton Street Shul and Congregation Bnai Jacob Anshei Brzezan (Yiddish: קאנגרעגיישאן בני יעקב אנשי ברזעזאן, lit. 'Congregation Sons of Jacob, People of Brzezan'), is an Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 180 Stanton Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, in New York City, New York, United States. The synagogue was constructed in 1913 by a landsmanshaft from the town of Brzeżany in southeast Galicia. The first Rabbi of the congregation, in their first building, was Rabbi Judah Leib Rose (1867-1946). He had arrived in New York in 1909 and encouraged the congregation to build the Shul on Stanton Street. One of the few surviving tenement-style synagogues, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. That same year, the synagogue's congregants went to court over an attempt by its rabbi and board members to sell the aging structure to an organization run by a Jesuit priest. The resultant settlement and media attention led to a resurgence in interest in the synagogue. In 2012 its membership stood at about 100 congregants, representing a wide, intergenerational mix. The Stanton Street Synagogue was founded as an Orthodox congregation.

Location

180 Stanton St.
New York, New York County, New York
40.72022, -73.98396

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When was Stanton Street Shul listed on the National Register?

Stanton Street Shul was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 2002.

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Stanton Street Shul is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Stanton Street Shul is recorded as the industrial era.

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