Congregation Adath Jeshurun

Congregation Adath Jeshurun
Congregation Adath Jeshurun
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism (1909–1967); Baptist (since 1978);
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1909–1967); Church (since 1967);
Ownership	First Haitian Baptist Church of Boston
Status	Closed (as a synagogue);; Repurposed (as a church);
Location
Location	397 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts
Country	United States
	Location in Massachusetts
Geographic coordinates	42°18′41″N 71°4′53.5″W / 42.31139°N 71.081528°W
Architecture
Architect(s)	Frederick Norcross
Type	Synagogue architecture
Style	Romanesque Revival
General contractor	David Krokyn
Date established	1894 (as a congregation)
Completed	1906
Dome(s)	Two
	Congregation Adath Jeshurun
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	less than one acre
NRHP reference No.	99001304
Added to NRHP	November 12, 1999

Congregation Adath Jeshurun is an historic former synagogue, serving as a church since 1967, at 397 Blue Hill Avenue in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States.

The congregation was formed in 1894.^[1] As the Jewish community of Roxbury gradually moved away, its congregation dwindled and in 1967 it was sold to Ecclesia Apostolic Church. It was purchased by its present owner, the First Haitian Baptist Church, in 1978. The church has restored it to its present condition.^[2]

The Romanesque Revival style building was designed in 1906 by Frederick Norcross and built by David Krokyn^[3] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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References

^ "Mt. Calvary Holy Church". Boston Preservation Alliance. June 26, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ Plaque on site furnished by The Bostonian Society, photographed on November 18, 2009.
^ Morgan, Keith N. (2012). Esperdy, Gabrielle; Kingsley, Karen (eds.). "First Haitian Baptist Church of Boston (Adath Congregation Jeshurun), [Boston, Massachusetts]". SAH Archipedia. Charlottesville: Society of Architectural Historians and University of Virginia Press. Retrieved January 23, 2024.