Ballpark Synagogue, South Bend

Name: Ballpark Synagogue
Address: South Bend, United States

#59 among attractions in South Bend

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B'nai Israel Synagogue is an historic synagogue in South Bend, Indiana. The oldest synagogue in South Bend, it is also thought to be "America's only ballpark synagogue." In 2012 the unused synagogue was renovated and reopened as a gift shop for the South Bend Cubs minor league baseball team, whose ballpark abuts the property. The synagogue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013. ()

Built: 1901 (123 years ago)Architectural style: Romanesque revivalCoordinates: 41°40'17"N, 86°15'21"W

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Downtown South BendSouth Bend United States

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Ballpark Synagogue – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Four Winds Field, Studebaker National Museum, Morris Performing Arts Center, Century Center.

~470 ftS
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Four Winds Field, South Bend
3 min walk • Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium is a baseball stadium in South Bend, Indiana, home to the South Bend Cubs, a minor league baseball team which plays in the High-A Central. The stadium opened in 1987, and its open concourse is considered the template for many later minor league ball parks built in the 1990s.
0.4 miNW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Studebaker National Museum, South Bend
10 min walk • The Studebaker National Museum is a museum in South Bend, Indiana, United States that displays a variety of automobiles, wagons, carriages, and military vehicles related to the Studebaker Corporation and other aspects of American history.
0.5 miNE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend
14 min walk • Morris Performing Arts Center is a 2,564-seat concert hall located in South Bend, Indiana. It opened in 1922 as a vaudeville house and later became a movie palace.
0.5 miNE
Park, Convention center, Theater
Century Center, South Bend
13 min walk • The Century Center Convention Center, designed by architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, broke construction in 1974 and opened in 1977, has been managed by SMG since July, 2013. The center, built on the banks of the West Race canal, overlooks the St. Joseph River in downtown South Bend, Indiana, United States.
0.4 miNW
Museum, History museum
Joseph D. Oliver House, South Bend
12 min walk • The Joseph D. Oliver House, also known as Copshaholm, sits on 808 W. Washington Street, at the corner of Chapin Street in South Bend, Indiana. The mansion was built for the Oliver family, founders of the Oliver Chilled Plow Works, and named after the Scottish village of the patriarch.
0.7 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows
South Bend Civic Theater, South Bend
18 min walk • The South Bend Civic Theater was founded in 1957 in South Bend, Indiana, by two University of Notre Dame graduates. It staged most of its productions after 1968 at The Firehouse, a local historic landmark located at 701 Portage Ave.
0.4 miN
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
Cathedral of St. James, South Bend
10 min walk • The Cathedral of St. James is an Episcopal cathedral in South Bend, Indiana, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Northern Indiana. The cathedral church and the adjoining parish hall were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
0.7 miN
Concerts and shows, Theater, Concert hall
South Bend Civic Theatre, South Bend
17 min walk • South Bend is a city in and the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name.
0.5 miN
Church, Romanesque architecture
First Presbyterian Church, South Bend
12 min walk • The First Presbyterian Church at 101 S. Lafayette in South Bend, Indiana is a former Presbyterian church building of First Presbyterian Church.
~1480 ftNW
Historical place, Event space, Romanesque architecture
Tippecanoe Place, South Bend
8 min walk • Tippecanoe Place is a house on West Washington Street in South Bend, Indiana, United States. Built in 1889, it was the residence of Clement Studebaker, a co-founder of the Studebaker vehicle manufacturing firm. Studebaker lived in the house from 1889 until his 1901 death.
~1840 ftNE
Library
Federal Courthouse, South Bend
9 min walk • Third St. Joseph County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was designed by architecture firm Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge and built in 1897. It is a 2+1⁄2-story, Classical Revival style stone and granite building.

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Which popular attractions are close to Ballpark Synagogue?

Nearby attractions include Four Winds Field, South Bend (3 min walk), Hager House, South Bend (5 min walk), Tippecanoe Place, South Bend (8 min walk), South Michigan Street Historic District, South Bend (8 min walk).

How to get to Ballpark Synagogue by public transport?

The nearest stations to Ballpark Synagogue:

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TRANSPO Station (8 min walk)