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CityPittsburghStatePA

Historical NameRodef Sholem Synagogue

Year Built1906
Building TypeSynagogue

Address4905 5th Avenue

Current Namesynagogue

Name of Builder 1Palmer & HornbostelCompany

Name of Builder 2

Name of Builder 3

ListingNRHP, 11/15/79

DescriptionWith Romanesque style elements, the exterior is constructed in entirely of buff colored brick

and straw colored terra cotta. The green dome spans 92 feet and is reminiscent of the mosques

of Turkey. The application of color to the exterior is artistically acoomplished.

StyleRomanesque

Bibliography

SignificanceFounded in 1856, this is the oldest congregation in Pittsburgh

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