Shaarai Torah Synagogue - Worcester mA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

A Classical Revival style synagogue, that is a scaled down version of Congregation Kehilath Jeshrum in New York City. The architect was Edwin T. Chaplin of local architect of note. The first Jewish service was held in 1877 at the German Forhsinn Club. In 886 a second synagogue was formed. By 1916 the synagogues in Worcester had grown to 8. Shaarai Torah was contructed to meed the religious needs of Eastern European Jews that had settled in Worceser.

Street address: 32 Providence St. Worcester , MA County / Borough / Parish: Worcester Year listed: 1990 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Historic function: Religion Current function: Religion Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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