Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue

Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue
Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue is located in Cape May County, New Jersey
Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue
Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue is located in New Jersey
Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue
Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue is located in the United States
Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue
Location612 Washington Avenue, Woodbine, New Jersey
Coordinates39°14′21″N 74°49′8″W / 39.23917°N 74.81889°W / 39.23917; -74.81889
Built1896
Architectural styleNeoclassical architecture
NRHP reference No.80002479[1]
NJRHP No.1018[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 17, 1980
Designated NJRHPJune 25, 1980

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]

Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine History

The building now houses the Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine History. Exhibits include the community's Russian Jewish immigrant heritage, local history and culture.[6]

HABS photo from 1979

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#80002479)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Woodbine Brotherhood synagogue
  4. ^ "Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1979.
  5. ^ Vaux, Trina; Ewing, Thomas (November 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Woodbine Brotherhood Synagogue". National Park Service. With accompanying 14 photos
  6. ^ "The Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage". Stockton University.