Moses Montefiore Congregation

The Moses Montefiore Congregation is a synagogue in Bloomington, Illinois.

Moses Montefiore Congregation
Religion
AffiliationJudaism
Architecture
StyleMoorish Revival

Although Jews had arrived in Bloomington by the 1850s, the synagogue was organized in 1884 and named for Sir Moses Montefiore. On May 21, 1889, the congregation dedicated a Moorish Revival synagogue building at the southeast corner of Monroe and Prairie Streets.[1][2] It is one of the relatively few surviving 19th century synagogue buildings in the United States.[3]

In 1959 the congregation moved to a new building in the Fairway Knolls neighborhood.[1] As of 1996 the original building was being used as a Baptist church.[4]

In 2001 the building won the Adaptive Reuse Award from Landmarks Illinois.[5] The synagogue has been converted into a single family home.

References
  1. "Moses Montefiore Congregation". Archived from the original on 2009-02-25. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
  2. "History of MMT". Moses Montefiore Congregation. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  3. Mark W. Gordon, "Recovering Jewish Infrastructure: Update on 19th Century Synagogues", American Jewish History, 84.1, pages 11-27. 2019 article update.
  4. Gordon, Mark W. (1986). "Rediscovering Jewish Infrastructure: The Legacy of U.S. 19th Century Synagogues". American Jewish History. 75 (3): 296–306. ISSN 0164-0178.
  5. "Richard H. Driehaus Preservation Awards - Landmarks Illinois".

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