The Mt. Sinai Synagogue is an historic synagogue located at 2610 Pioneer Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming, in the United States. The synagogue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
Mt. Sinai Synagogue | |
---|---|
Religion | |
Affiliation | Judaism |
Rite | Nusach Ashkenaz |
Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue |
Leadership | Rabbi Moshe Halfon |
Status | Active |
Location | |
Location | 2610 Pioneer Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82001 |
Country | United States |
Location in Wyoming | |
Geographic coordinates | 41°08′27″N 104°49′25″W / 41.14083°N 104.82361°W |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Earl C. Morris |
Type | Synagogue |
Style | Mid-Century Modernist |
General contractor | Carl Christensen |
Date established | 1910 (as a congregation) |
Completed | 1951 |
Specifications | |
Capacity | 450 worshippers |
Interior area | 13,000 square feet (1,200 m2) |
Materials | Steel; red brick |
Mt. Sinai Synagogue | |
NRHP reference No. | 100001575 |
Added to NRHP | September 5, 2017 |
[1][2] |
The congregation was founded in 1910 by Eastern European and German Jews. In 1915, with the assistance of the Homestead Acts and the Jewish Agricultural Society, the original synagogue building was completed and was the first permanent Jewish house of worship in Wyoming.[3] The synagogue moved in 1951 to its current location.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Weekly list". National Park Service. September 8, 2017.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mt. Sinai Synagogue". National Park Service. With accompanying pictures
- ^ a b Kasckow, Katherine (May 24, 2017). "Mt. Sinai Synagogue". Historic Wyoming.