The Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue is a historic Jewish synagogue at 612 Washington Avenue in the borough of Woodbine in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. According to a historical marker on the property, it was founded by Russian Jews fleeing pogroms in the 1890s.[3] It was built in 1896 and was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) in 1979.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1980, for its significance in architecture, religion, and social history.[1][5]
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| Location | 612 Washington Avenue, Woodbine, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 39°14′21″N 74°49′8″W / 39.23917°N 74.81889°W |
| Built | 1896 |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical architecture |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002479[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 1018[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | September 17, 1980 |
| Designated NJRHP | June 25, 1980 |
Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine History
editThe building now houses the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine History. Exhibits include the community's Russian Jewish immigrant heritage, local history and culture.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#80002479)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cape May County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 25, 2024. p. 11.
- ^ Woodbine Brotherhood synagogue
- ^ "Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1979.
- ^ Vaux, Trina; Ewing, Thomas (November 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue". National Park Service. With accompanying 14 photos
- ^ "The Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage". Stockton University.
External links
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Media related to Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue at Wikimedia Commons- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-866, "Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue, 612 Washington Avenue, Woodbine, Cape May County, NJ", 15 photos, 4 measured drawings, 8 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
- Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine History - official site
