{"nrhp_refnum":"01001440","name":"Broadway Synagogue, Old","other_names":["Congregation Chevra Talmud Torah Anshei Marovi"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"15 Old Broadway","address_restricted":false,"city":"New York","county":"Manhattan","state":"NY","lat":40.81524643500006,"lon":-73.95718214999994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-01-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","European","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story brick and wood synagogue at 15 Old Broadway in Manhattanville, West Harlem, New York City, designed by Meisner & Uffner in 1922 and consecrated in 1923 for Congregation Chevra Talmud Torah Anshei Marovi.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is significant under Criterion A for its link to the ethnic, religious and social history of Manhattanville, and it is the only surviving building still used as a synagogue in the neighborhood. Under Criterion C it represents early twentieth century vernacular synagogue architecture, typical of the small 'folk' synagogues built by New York City's immigrant congregations.","narrative":"Old Broadway Synagogue is a small brick and wood house of worship at 15 Old Broadway in Manhattanville, in upper Manhattan. Designed by Meisner & Uffner in 1922 and consecrated in 1923, it serves Congregation Chevra Talmud Torah Anshei Marovi, founded in 1911 by Eastern European immigrants. The building is about 25 feet wide and 80 feet deep, with a square façade dominated by a two-story Roman arch and a stepped blind arcade in the parapet. Inside, a two-story sanctuary holds wooden pews, balconies used as the ladies gallery, an ornate oak altar and a skylight. The original plans were larger but were scaled back for lack of funds. It is listed for its place in the ethnic, religious and social history of the neighborhood, as the only surviving building still in use as a synagogue there, and as a typical example of the vernacular synagogue style of Manhattan's Lower East Side carried north to West Harlem. It retains much of its original character.","period_of_significance":"1922-1951","architect_builder":"Meisner & Uffner","architectural_style":"no style (vernacular synagogue architecture)","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a synagogue; the form reports a high level of architectural integrity, with the façade's stained glass window replaced by a brick wall carved with a Star of David.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.654992-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/01001440.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001440/3c513d73ec-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/01001440/3c513d73ec-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Jim.henderson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Broadway_Synagogue_sun_jeh.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jim.henderson</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Broadway_Synagogue_sun_jeh.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75319311","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Broadway_Synagogue","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12064722"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/manhattan/broadway-synagogue-old-01001440/"}