Temple Emanu-El - Spokane, WA
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N 47° 38.918 W 117° 26.053
11T E 467390 N 5277339
Now the Plymouth Congregational Church, this was originally built as Temple Emanu-El, the home of Temple Emanu-El Synagogue.
Waymark Code: WMJKAZ
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2013
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The triple doors of this former synagogue hide behind massive stone Corinthian pillars and within intricately detailed casings. The wooden doors themselves appear to be quarter sawn oak, or a similar wood, flanked by square stone pillars. Above each door is a semicircular transom filled with a single flagstone and surrounded with terra cotta design work.
The Building
The first congregation, consisting of 22 settlers, was formed in 1901. Services were held in the Odd Fellows Hall on First Avenue until 1905, when a two storey synagogue was built at Fourth and Adams, named Keneseth Israel. This temple was built in 1920 by Temple Emanu-El.
In 1966, Temple Emanu-El and Keneseth Israel joined, forming Temple Beth Shalom as a Liberal Conservative Synagogue affiliated with what is now the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Services were held at the Unitarian Church until the new synagogue was completed. At that time the old synagogue (this one) was sold to the Plymouth Congregational Church. It has since been remodelled to some extent, but a few of the original artefacts, such as chandeliers that still light the sanctuary, remain. The stained glass windows, too, were added after the sale.
