Ahavath Chesed Congregation,

Name/Title

Ahavath Chesed Congregation,

Entry/Object ID

2016.019.040

Description

Ahavath Chesed Congregation SE Corner of Laura and Ashley Streets Built in 1910, this is the third building for the synagogue (the first located at the southeast corner of Laura and Union Streets and completed in 1882; the second located on the same site and was the first house of worship rebuilt after the 1901 fire). The second location was sold in January 1908, to the Greek Orthodox Church. Congregation Ahavath Chesed bought the southeast corner of Laura and Ashley streets and began building the temple. The corner stone was laid on October 19, 1909, and the temple was dedicated September 23-24, 1910.

Collection

Woodward Photo Collection

Made/Created

Studio

The Woodward Studio, Inc.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects