Temple Anshe Amunim, Pittsfield

Name: Temple Anshe Amunim
Address: Pittsfield, United States

#7 among attractions in Pittsfield

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Temple Anshe Amunim is a Reform synagogue located at 26 Broad Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The congregation was founded by German Jewish immigrants in 1869 as Orthodox, but adopted Reform practice in 1879. It is the second-oldest Reform congregation in the United States and its temple is the oldest synagogue edifice in Western Massachusetts. In 1904, Anshe Amunim joined the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. It is also affiliated with the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires. ()

Completed: 1964 (60 years ago)Coordinates: 42°26'31"N, 73°15'15"W

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Temple Anshe Amunim – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Berkshire Museum, Colonial Theatre, Park Square Historic District, Silver Lake.

~1970 ftN
Museum, Specialty museum, Natural history museum
Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield
10 min walk • The Berkshire Museum is a museum of art, natural history, and ancient civilization that is located in Pittsfield in Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
~1570 ftN
Concerts and shows, Concert hall, Theater
Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield
8 min walk • The Colonial Theatre is located at 111 South Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts. Built in 1903, the theater was host to many theater greats including George M.
0.4 miN
Neighbourhood
Park Square Historic District, Pittsfield
12 min walk • The Park Square Historic District is a historic district in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The district is centered on the historic heart of Pittsfield encompassing a number city blocks adjacent to Park Square, which is at the junction of North, South, East, and West Streets.
1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Silver Lake, Pittsfield
25 min walk • Silver Lake is a lake in Pittsfield, Massachusetts that has had environmental concerns and been subject to a clean-up effort by both the city of Pittsfield and the EPA.
0.6 miN
City hall
Old Town Hall, Pittsfield
15 min walk • The Old Town Hall is a historic building on Park Square in the heart of downtown Pittsfield, Massachusetts. This 1832 building served for 135 years as the center of municipal government. Built in the Federal style to serve as the town hall, it became City Hall when Pittsfield became a city in 1891, serving in that role until 1968.
0.4 miN
Library
Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield
11 min walk • The Berkshire Athenaeum is a public library based on a previously private athenaeum, and now at 1 Wendell Avenue, Pittsfield, Massachusetts in the Berkshires, United States. Like many New England libraries, the Berkshire Athenaeum started as a private organization.
0.9 miS
Greek Revival architecture
Morewood School, Pittsfield
23 min walk • The Morewood School is a historic one-room schoolhouse at 30 South Mountain Road in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Built in 1843, it was converted to a vacation cottage in the 1980s after serving for 130 years as a schoolhouse. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
0.6 miN
42°27'2"N • 73°15'8"W
Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Pittsfield
16 min walk • Museum, Art gallery
0.6 miNE
Shingle style architecture
William Russell Allen House, Pittsfield
15 min walk • The William Russell Allen House is a historic house at 359 East Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Built in 1886, it was the first local design of H. Neill Wilson, and is an important example of Shingle style architecture in Berkshire. It is also a rare surviving reminder of East Street's residential past.
0.7 miN
Greek Revival architecture
Samuel Harrison House, Pittsfield
19 min walk • Samuel Harrison House is a historic house at 82 Third Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Built about 1850, it was for many years home to Rev.
0.9 miS
Tudor Revival architecture
Charles Whittlesey Power House, Pittsfield
23 min walk • The Charles Whittlesey Power House is a historic house located at 575 South Street in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Built about 1912, this Tudor Revival house and its landscaped setting are a rare local example of the country house style propounded by the English architect Edwin Lutyens.

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Which popular attractions are close to Temple Anshe Amunim?

Nearby attractions include Colonial Theatre, Pittsfield (8 min walk), Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield (10 min walk), Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield (11 min walk), Park Square Historic District, Pittsfield (12 min walk).

How to get to Temple Anshe Amunim by public transport?

The nearest stations to Temple Anshe Amunim:

Bus

Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center (17 min walk)

Train

Pittsfield (17 min walk)