Magen David Synagogue (Brooklyn)
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Magen David Synagogue
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Magen David Synagogue, September 2013
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| Location | 2017 67th St., Brooklyn, New York |
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| Coordinates | 40°36′54″N 73°59′12″W / 40.61500°N 73.98667°WCoordinates: 40°36′54″N 73°59′12″W / 40.61500°N 73.98667°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1920-1921 |
| Architect | Courland, Maurice |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Romanesque |
| NRHP Reference # | 04000293 |
| Added to NRHP | April 15, 2004 |
Congregation Magen David Synagogue is a historic Sephardic Syrian-Jewish synagogue located in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. Erected in 1920-1921, the synagogue was at its height of popularity during the 1940s, 1950s, and early 1960s. The synagogue is still in continual use for daily and Shabbat prayers. It is a two-story, Romanesque Revival style brick building on a raised basement. It features a variety of brick designs and stone details, round arched windows, and a red terra cotta clad tile roof.
In 2001, the building was declared a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. By 2004, the building was certified and listed with the National Register of Historic Places.
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