B'nai Abraham Synagogue -- Brenham TX
N 30° 10.131 W 096° 23.910
14R E 750525 N 3340355
The historic marker for the B'nai Abraham Synagogue is attached to the building, which has been moved to Austin. The former site is at 302 N Park Street downtown.
Waymark Code: WMVK8W
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2017
Views: 4
The B'nai Abraham Synagogue building was awarded a state historic marker in 1965. Fifty years later, the building has been moved to Austin -- presumably with the state medallion.
A local historical marker at the cleared site reads as follows:
"B'NAI ABRAHAM SYNAGOGUE
This property is the former site of the B'NAI ABRAHAM SYNAGOGUE, which was built in 1893 for one of the first orthodox congregations in Texas, founded in 1885. The Synagogue served the community of Brenham, observing strict Hebrew worship with segregation of men and women, no instrumental music, dietary laws, and total historic prayer book adherence. In January 2015, the Synagogue building was moved to Austin, Texas to be known as the B'Nai-Abraham-Brenham's Historic Synagogue, where daily and Sabbath services are to be observed. Recorded Texas Historical Landmark 1965."
Group that erected the marker: Washington County Historical Commission
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
North Park street
Brenham, Tx
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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