| City | Providence | State | RI |
| Historical Name | Temple Beth-El |
| Year Built | 1911 |
| Building Type | Synagogue |
| Address | 688 Broad Street |
| Current Name | Congregation Shaare Zedek - Sons of Abraham |
| Name of Builder 1 | Banning & Thorton | Company |
| Name of Builder 2 |
| Name of Builder 3 |
| Listing | NRHP, 12/29/88 |
| Description | A two-story Classical Revival building of Roman brick and terra cotta, set on a high basement |
| of rusticated brick. A broad flight of stairs leads up to a central portico with a pair of |
| monumental Corinthian columns which support the pediment. The portico entablature has |
| Hebrew inscription in raised lettering and the tympana of the pediment contains Stars of David |
| in blue and yellow glazed tile. The temple was unchanged except for the addition of a bemah |
| and was not destroyed during the urban renewal program that razed the other surrounding |
| buildings in the 1950s and 1960s. |
| Style | Classical Revival |
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| Significance | This synagogue stands as a symbol of the growth and changing status of the Jewish community |
| since this synagogue was the first in the city of such a grand and monumental design. The first |
| Jewish families to arrive in Providence in the mid-1800s were Ashkenazic from German |
| speaking areas. It is now used by an Orthodox group that was the product of the joining of five |
| smaller congregations in 1954. |
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