B’nai Sholom Temple is a former Reform Jewsih congregation and synagogue, located in Quincy, Illinois, in the United States.

B'nai Sholom Temple
Religion
AffiliationReform Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusSynagogue (1869–2019)
Year consecrated1869
StatusClosed and abandoned
Location
Location427 North 9th Street, Quincy, Illinois
CountryUnited States
B'nai Sholom Temple is located in Illinois
B'nai Sholom Temple
Location of the former synagogue in Illinois
Geographic coordinates39°56′12″N 91°24′07″W / 39.936564°N 91.402003°W / 39.936564; -91.402003
Architecture
TypeSynagogue architecture
StyleMoorish Revival
Date established1852 (as a congregation)
Groundbreaking1869
Completed1870
Construction cost$15,500
Specifications
Minaret(s)2 (destroyed in storm)
Minaret height80 feet (24 m) (destroyed)
Website
bnaisholomquincy.com

Founded as a congregation in 1852,[1] the synagogue building was built in 1870 in the Moorish Revival style. The original 80-foot (24 m) high, twin minaret-style towers were damaged by a tornado in 1947 and not replaced.[2][3]

The temple closed in 2019.

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  1. ^ "Holiday". bnaisholomquincy.com. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Small Synagogues". smallsynagogues.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  3. ^ Frolick, David A. (1998). "From immigration to Integration: Jewish Life in Quincy in the Nineteenth Century" (includes images of the towers prior to their damage). Northern Illinois University. p. 31. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

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