National Historic Landmark · synagogue · Cincinnati, Ohio

Plum Street Temple

Reform synagogue in Cincinnati, Ohio, US. Built 1865 by James Keys Wilson. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkBuilt 1865Listed 1972Moorish Revival architectureJames Keys Wilson
Brockhaus and Efron Jewish Encyclopedia e2 285-0Isaac M. Wise Temple - exteriorIsaac M. Wise Temple 01Isaac M. Wise Temple 02
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Isaac M. Wise Temple

The Isaac M. Wise Temple, commonly called the Wise Temple, is an historic Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located in Cincinnati, Ohio, in the United States. The congregation's historic Plum Street temple was erected in honour of Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, who was among the founders of Reform Judaism in the United States. The temple building was designed by prominent Cincinnati architect James Keys Wilson and its design was inspired by the Alhambra at Granada.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address8th and Plum Sts., Cincinnati, OH
CountyHamilton County
ListedDec 27, 1972
Reference number72001021
Built1865
ArchitectJames Keys Wilson
Type of placesynagogue
StyleMoorish Revival architecture, Byzantine Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Local Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Open to the public
Address8th and Plum Sts., Cincinnati, OH
Coordinates39.10377, -84.51801 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitWilliam Howard Taft National Historic Site · 1 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyOverlook Shelter (Brookville Lake) 34 mi · Tailwater Shelter 1 (Brookville Lake) 35 mi · Tailwater Shelter 2 (Brookville Lake) 35 mi
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72001021. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.