Eutaw Place Temple

Historic former Reform Jewish synagogue in Maryland, US

39°18′15.42″N 76°37′33.38″W / 39.3042833°N 76.6259389°W / 39.3042833; -76.6259389ArchitectureArchitect(s)Joseph Evans SperryTypeSynagogueStyleByzantine RevivalDate established1853 (as a congregation)Completed1892Construction cost$225,000SpecificationsCapacity2,200 worshippersInterior area82 square feet (7.6 m²)Dome(s)ThreeMaterialsMarbleWebsitemwphglmd.org (Lodge)

Eutaw Place Temple

U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Baltimore National Heritage Area

Part ofBolton Hill Historic District (ID71001031)Significant datesDesignated CPSeptember 17, 1971Designated NHAMarch 30, 2009 ^[1]

Eutaw Place Temple is a former Reform Jewish synagogue, now Freemasonry hall, located at 1307 Eutaw Place in the Bolton Hill neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States.

History

The temple was constructed to serve the German Jewish immigrant community. Originally built as a synagogue for the Temple Oheb Shalom congregation, the property was sold to the Prince Hall Masons in 1960, and is called Prince Hall Grand Lodge.^[2] It was built in 1892 as the second home of the Oheb Shalom congregation, and borrows its Byzantine Revival design elements from the Great Synagogue of Florence.^[3] Joseph Evans Sperry of Baltimore was the architect.^[4]

The exterior is white Beaver Dam marble. The main space is approximately 82 square feet (7.6 m²), capped by a series of vaults and the dome and surrounded by galleries, seating about 2,200 people. The temple originally cost $225,000 to build.^[5]

The Eutaw Place Temple is a major contributing structure in the Bolton Hill Historic District, designated by Maryland Historical Trust on September 17, 1971;^[1] and a contributing property in the Baltimore National Heritage Area.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Bolton Hill Historic District". Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
^ Pousson, Eli (May 9, 2019). "Eutaw Place Temple". Explore Baltimore Heritage. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
^ "Oheb Shalom's History". Temple Oheb Shalom. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
^ Shoken, Fred (2005). "Bolton Hill History". Mount Royal Improvement Association. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
^ Dorsey, John; Dilts, James D. (1981). A Guide to Baltimore Architecture (Second ed.). Centreville, Maryland: Tidewater Publisher. p. 186. ISBN 0-87033-272-4.
^ "Prince Hall Grand Lodge Of Maryland". Explore Baltimore. Baltimore Heritage Area Association. n.d. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

External links

Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Maryland official website
"About us". Explore Baltimore. Baltimore Heritage Area Association. 2018.

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