Sons of Jacob Synagogue
National Register of Historic Places

Sons of Jacob Synagogue

Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Listed
August 23, 1989
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
89001152

About this property

The Sons of Jacob Synagogue, officially Congregation Sons of Jacob, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and historic synagogue and Jewish museum, located at 24 Douglas Avenue in Providence, Rhode Island, in the United States. The congregation was founded in 1896 by Orthodox Jews who fled from the pogroms in Russia and Poland, who met initially in a house on Shawmut Street, in Providence. The congregation moved to their Douglas Avenue synagogue in 1906, expanded it in the 1920s, and appointed their first rabbi in 1926. An exit from the Interstate 95 was subsequently located adjacent to the synagogue building.

Location

24 Douglas Ave.
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
41.83483, -71.41723

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Sources

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When was Sons of Jacob Synagogue listed on the National Register?

Sons of Jacob Synagogue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1989.

What type of historic resource is Sons of Jacob Synagogue?

Sons of Jacob Synagogue is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Sons of Jacob Synagogue?

The period of significance for Sons of Jacob Synagogue is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1896.

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