Congregation Emanuel (Statesville, North Carolina)
| Congregation Emanuel | |
|---|---|
 Synagogue façade in 2022 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
| Leadership | Rabbi: vacant |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 206 North Kelly Street, Statesville, North Carolina |
| Country | United States |
  Location in North Carolina | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°47′07″N 80°53′31″W / 35.7854°N 80.8920°W |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Synagogue |
| Style | Rundbogenstil |
| Date established | 1883 (as a congregation) |
| Completed | 1892 |
| Website | |
| congregationemanuelnc | |
Congregation Emanuel is a Conservative synagogue at 206 North Kelly Street in Statesville, North Carolina, in the United States. Built in 1891, it is the oldest house of worship in Statesville[1] and the third oldest synagogue building in the state.[2]
The synagogue is located near downtown Statesville and the campus of Mitchell Community College.
History
[edit]Jews are documented as living in Statesville before the Civil War, but the number of families was small and they gathered for prayer in private homes until a formal congregation was organized in 1883. Congregation Emanuel rented space for services in the Statesville Fireman's Hall for nine years before building a synagogue in 1891–2, at a time when Statesville had a sizeable Jewish population.[3]
Architecture
[edit]The brick, gable-end-to-the-street, Rundbogenstil building with its recessed, round-arch entrance and round-arch windows has suffered no major alterations in the century that it has served the Jewish community of Statesville.[4][5] It is one of fewer than a hundred nineteenth-century synagogue buildings still standing in the United States.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Statesville, North Carolina Attractions". lasr.net.
- ^ Gordon, Mark W. (1996). "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on United States Nineteenth Century Synagogues". American Jewish History. 1 (84): 20–27.
- ^ "IREDELL EXHIBITS FOCUS ON JEWISH HERITAGE". Charlotte Observer. May 12, 1999.
- ^ Krider, Gene (August 18, 2008). "Romanesque style seen in local buildings". Statesville Record & Landmark. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2008.
- ^ Israelowitz, Oscar (1988). Guide to Jewish U.S.A.: The South. p. 99.
- ^ "STATESVILLE SYNAGOGUE LEARNS IT'S ONE OF THE OLDEST IN THE NATION". Charlotte Observer. January 19, 1997.
External links
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Media related to Congregation Emanuel (Statesville, North Carolina) at Wikimedia Commons
- German-American culture in North Carolina
- German-Jewish culture in the United States
- Synagogues completed in 1892
- Synagogues in North Carolina
- Buildings and structures in Iredell County, North Carolina
- Conservative synagogues in the United States
- Rundbogenstil synagogues
- 1881 establishments in North Carolina
- Jewish organizations established in 1881
- 19th-century synagogues in the United States