Tifereth Israel Synagogue
- Year
- 1913
- Style
- Neoclassical
- City
- Lincoln, NE
The Tifereth Israel Synagogue was built in 1913 by Alfred W. Woods as an Orthodox synagogue, designed in the Classical Revival style by architect Fred Young, Jr. Congregation Tifereth Israel worshipped there until 1954, when it moved to a new building at 3219 Sheridan Boulevard, where it continues today as a Conservative congregation. The building has since passed through several lives, from community playhouse to organ factory to residential apartments.
the building
A building of second lives. After the congregation departed in 1954, the building was repurposed as a community playhouse, then used as an organ factory, before eventually being remodeled into a residential apartment building.
the style
The synagogue was designed in the Classical Revival style by architect Fred Young, Jr., grounding an Orthodox congregation's 1913 home in a Neoclassical architectural vocabulary.
More on Neoclassicalthe architect
Fred Young, Jr. designed the synagogue in 1913; no further biographical detail is documented here.
significance
The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 9, 1985.
nearby
- Masonic Temple
- Scottish Rite Temple
- Thomas P. Kennard House
- Nebraska State Capitol
- William H. Ferguson House
- Nebraska Governor's Mansion