Temple Beth Zion, Buffalo

Name: Temple Beth Zion
Address: 805 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, 14209, United States
Telephone: +1 716-886-7150

#57 among attractions in Buffalo

History museum, Museum, Synagogue

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Temple Beth Zion is a Reform synagogue located at 805 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo, New York. Founded in 1850, Temple Beth Zion is the largest Jewish congregation in Western New York and one of the oldest and largest Reform congregations in the nation. The circular building features 10 scallop walls, each a symbol of the 10 commandments. The temple contains a Casavant Frères 48-rank, 4000-pipe organ. ()

Completed: 1966 (58 years ago)Architectural style: ModernCapacity: 1000Coordinates: 42°54'23"N, 78°52'17"W

Address

805 Delaware AveElmwood (Bryant)Buffalo 14209 United States

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+1 716-886-7150

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Temple Beth Zion – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Allentown, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, Shea's Performing Arts Center.

0.6 miSW
Entertainment district
Allentown, Buffalo
15 min walk • The Allentown district is a neighborhood in Buffalo, New York. The neighborhood is home to the Allentown Historic District.
~1760 ftS
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, Buffalo
9 min walk • Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site preserves the Ansley Wilcox House, at 641 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo, New York.
0.7 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture, Architecture
St. Louis Roman Catholic Church, Buffalo
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1 miS
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Shea's Performing Arts Center, Buffalo
26 min walk • Shea's Performing Arts Center is a theater for touring Broadway musicals and special events in Buffalo, New York. Originally called Shea's Buffalo, it was opened in 1926 to show silent movies. It took one year to build the entire theatre.
0.7 miSW
Nightlife, Music and shows, Music venue
Kleinhans Music Hall, Buffalo
17 min walk • Kleinhans Music Hall is a concert venue located on Symphony Circle in Buffalo, New York.
0.6 miN
Neighbourhood, Tudor Revival architecture, Colonial revival architecture
Elmwood Historic District–East, Buffalo
16 min walk • Elmwood Historic District–East is a national historic district located at Buffalo, Erie County, New York. The district encompasses 2,405 contributing buildings, 31 contributing structures, and 14 contributing objects in the Elmwood Village neighborhood of Buffalo.
0.7 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo, Buffalo
18 min walk • The Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo is an historic church complex located at 695 Elmwood Avenue, in Buffalo, New York. The building was designed by architect Edward Austin Kent in 1906. Kent died in 1912 aboard the RMS Titanic and a memorial plaque is located in the church honoring him.
0.4 miN
Church
Blessed Sacrament Church, Buffalo
11 min walk • Blessed Sacrament Church is a historic Roman Catholic church in Buffalo, New York, United States. Constructed in the late 19th Century, it remains the home of an active congregation and has been recognized as a historically significant building in the Linwood Historic District of Buffalo.
0.6 miSW
Church
First Presbyterian Church, Buffalo
16 min walk • The First Presbyterian Church in Buffalo, New York was the first organized religious body formed in what was then the western frontier of New York State. The town of Buffalo was sparsely populated when the church was organized on February 2, 1812.
1 miS
Nightlife, Dancing, Entertainment district
Buffalo Theatre District, Buffalo
27 min walk • The Buffalo Theatre District in downtown Buffalo, New York, United States, is the center of Buffalo's theater scene and draws Broadway shows that are in preview stage or on tour. It is bounded roughly by Washington, Tupper, Pearl and Chippewa Streets.
~1660 ftN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, Buffalo
9 min walk • Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation, formerly known as North Presbyterian Church, is a historic Greek Orthodox church located at Buffalo in Erie County, New York. It is a Gothic Revival-style church designed by Boston architect George F. Newton and constructed in 1906, as home to North Presbyterian Church.

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Which popular attractions are close to Temple Beth Zion?

Nearby attractions include Delaware Avenue Historic District, Buffalo (3 min walk), The Wayne and The Waldorf Apartments, Buffalo (5 min walk), Williams-Pratt House, Buffalo (7 min walk), Saturn Club, Buffalo (8 min walk).

How to get to Temple Beth Zion by public transport?

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Light rail

Summer–Best • Lines: Metro (5 min walk)
Utica • Lines: Metro (12 min walk)