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Beth Sholom Synagogue

Beth Sholom Synagogue is a Conservative Jewish synagogue at 8231 Old York Road in , a suburb of , Pennsylvania, United States. The main synagogue building, completed in 1959, was the only Jewish house of worship designed by Frank Lloyd Wright; it consists of a hexagonal base topped by a tetrahedron-shaped pyramidal roof.
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  • Type: Synagogue
  • Description: synagogue
  • Also known as: “Beth Sholom Congregation”
  • Address: 8231 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Richard Wall house and Abington Art Center.

Museum
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The is a historic home in , built in 1682. It was owned by the Wall family for 165 years. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Wall House and is also sometimes referred to as The Ivy. is situated 1,400 feet southwest of Beth Sholom Synagogue.

Arts center
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is an art center built in 1939, and located in , a northern suburb of , Pennsylvania. The center resides within Alverthorpe Manor and the surrounding 27-acre grounds that were formerly the residence of Lessing J. is situated 1 mile northeast of Beth Sholom Synagogue.

Manor estate
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is a 110-room Neoclassical Revival mansion in . It was designed by architect Horace Trumbauer for industrialist Peter A. is situated 1 mile southwest of Beth Sholom Synagogue.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elkins Park and McKinley.

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is an unincorporated community in , United States. It is split between Cheltenham and Townships in the northern suburbs outside of , which it borders along Cheltenham Avenue roughly 7 miles from .

Hamlet
is an census-designated place, in , , United States. Almost all of it is in , while some blocks are in .

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is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, with National Landmarks, an active arts scene, and shops and restaurants. It is approximately 10 miles north of Center City Philadelphia.

Beth Sholom Synagogue

Latitude
40.08186° or 40° 4′ 55″ north
Longitude
-75.12619° or 75° 7′ 34″ west
Elevation
256 feet (78 metres)
Inception
September 20th, 1959
Open location code
87G63VJF+PG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 82532494
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Wiki­data ID
Q352679
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