Gates of Heaven Synagogue
- Architect
- August Kutzbock
- Year
- 1863
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- City
- Madison, WI
- Collection
- kutzbock’s madison
Gates of Heaven Synagogue was built in 1863 on the isthmus to a design by architect August Kutzbock, again in the Rundbogenstil, or round-arch, style he used for the Carrie Pierce House. It is a Madison Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
the building
Round-arch massing. The synagogue's Rundbogenstil design gives it round-arch massing and ornament visible on the facade, a style Kutzbock also used on the Carrie Pierce House six years earlier.
the style
Gates of Heaven Synagogue shares its Rundbogenstil, or round-arch, style with Kutzbock's Carrie Pierce House, making it part of a small, distinctive body of round-arch work by the same architect in Madison.
More on Romanesque Revivalthe architect
The synagogue was designed by August Kutzbock, the same architect responsible for the Carrie Pierce House, also in the Rundbogenstil style.
significance
Gates of Heaven Synagogue holds individual Madison Landmark status in addition to listing on the National Register of Historic Places and the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
nearby
- Old Executive Mansion
- Robert M. Bashford House
- Carrie Pierce House
- Madison Masonic Temple
- Quisling Towers Apartments
- Robert M. Lamp House