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City

Philadelphia

State

Historical Name

First Universalist Church

Year Built

1783

Building Type

Synagogue

Address

412 Lombard Street

Current Name

Kesher Israel Synagogue

Name of Builder 1

unknown

Name of Builder 2

Name of Builder 3

Listing

Philadelphia's Society hill Historic District

NRHP nomination

Description

Designed to look like a Meetinghouse it is flanked by a three story brick rowshouse.

Style

Bibliography

Significance

Philadelphia's second oldest synagogue. Preservation plans are in the working stages since the

building is in a bad state of disrepair.

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