Temple B'nai Sholom, Huntsville

Name: Temple B'nai Sholom
Address: 103 Lincoln St SE, Huntsville, 35801-4106, United States
Telephone: +1 256-536-4771

#22 among attractions in Huntsville

Synagogue, Sacred and religious sites, Church, Historical place

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Temple B'nai Sholom is a historic synagogue in Huntsville, Alabama. The Reform congregation was founded in 1876, with the current building dedicated November 26, 1899. It is the oldest synagogue building in continuous use in the state. It was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on July 29, 1977. ()

Built: 1898 (126 years ago)Architectural style: Victorian architectureCoordinates: 34°43'57"N, 86°34'59"W

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103 Lincoln St SEDowntown HuntsvilleHuntsville 35801-4106 United States

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+1 256-536-4771

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Temple B'nai Sholom – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Von Braun Center, Weeden House Museum, Alabama Constitution Village, Randolph Street Church of Christ.

0.6 miSW
Sport venue, Convention center, Sport
Von Braun Center, Huntsville
16 min walk • The Von Braun Center, known as the Von Braun Civic Center until 1997, is a multi-purpose indoor arena, meeting, and performing arts complex, with a maximum arena seating capacity of 10,000, located in Huntsville, Alabama.
~1080 ftS
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Weeden House Museum, Huntsville
6 min walk • The Weeden House Museum is a historic two-story house in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in 1819 for Henry C. Bradford, and designed in the Federal architectural style.
~1300 ftS
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Alabama Constitution Village, Huntsville
7 min walk • The Constitution Hall Park is a historical open-air museum in Huntsville, Alabama, that reenacts life in 1819. The eight buildings include a law office, print shop, land surveyor's office, post office, cabinetmaker's shop and residence. It was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on October 31, 1975.
~720 ftSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Randolph Street Church of Christ, Huntsville
4 min walk • The Randolph Street Church of Christ is a historic church in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in 1887 in a Gothic Revival style similar to rural churches, but built of brick. Rather than a central entrance, the tower contains doors under pointed toplights on the sides, and a double lancet window joined under a pointed arch.
~1100 ftS
34°43'47"N • 86°35'4"W
Harrison Brothers Hardware, Huntsville
6 min walk • Museum, Shopping
~1350 ftW
Church, Romanesque architecture
St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church, Huntsville
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~930 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Episcopal Church of the Nativity, Huntsville
5 min walk • Episcopal Church of the Nativity is a church in Huntsville, Alabama. It was built in the Gothic Revival style in 1859. It is noted as one of the most pristine examples of Ecclesiological Gothic architecture in the South.
~1350 ftSW
Greek Revival architecture
First National Bank, Huntsville
7 min walk • The First National Bank is a historic bank building in Huntsville, Alabama. The temple-form Greek Revival structure was built in 1835–1836.
~980 ftSE
Frat house
Helion Lodge 1, Huntsville
5 min walk • Helion Lodge #1 is a Masonic lodge in Huntsville, Alabama. It is the oldest operating lodge of Freemasons in the state. According to Grand Historian Joseph Abram Jackson's Masonry in Alabama, it is "the birthplace of Freemasonry in Alabama." Helion Lodge is also the common name for the building, built in 1911, where the lodge meets.
~1520 ftS
Queen Anne architecture
Hundley House, Huntsville
8 min walk • The Hundley House is a historic residence in Huntsville, Alabama. The house was built in 1900 by Oscar Richard Hundley, a lawyer who served as City Attorney, State Representative, State Senator, and was appointed a judge to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.
~910 ftSW
Romanesque architecture, Romanesque revival architecture
Schiffman Building, Huntsville
5 min walk • The Schiffman Building is a historic commercial building in Huntsville, Alabama. The main structure of the building was built in 1845. Originally, it was a three-bay brick building divided by large, flat pilasters.

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Which popular attractions are close to Temple B'nai Sholom?

Nearby attractions include Randolph Street Church of Christ, Huntsville (4 min walk), Elbert H. Parsons Law Library, Huntsville (5 min walk), Schiffman Building, Huntsville (5 min walk), Episcopal Church of the Nativity, Huntsville (5 min walk).

How to get to Temple B'nai Sholom by public transport?

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Greyhound (13 min walk)