{"nrhp_refnum":"82002420","name":"Temple, The","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1589 Peachtree St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Atlanta","county":"Fulton County","state":"GA","lat":33.79801426600005,"lon":-84.38900520399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-09-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Religion","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Reform Jewish synagogue at 1589 Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, with a classically inspired sanctuary and support rooms completed in 1931 and designed by architect Philip T. Shutze.","why_significant":"It is presented as a fine classical religious building with an elaborate interior that combines classical motifs and Jewish iconography. It is the home of Atlanta's oldest Jewish congregation, founded in 1860, and the oldest existing synagogue in Atlanta. It is also tied to the congregation's community involvement and civil rights support.","narrative":"Set on a hill back from Peachtree Street in Atlanta, this red brick synagogue was completed in 1931 to designs by architect Philip T. Shutze. A pedimented portico with Ionic columns fronts the sanctuary, which is topped by a colonnaded drum dome with stained glass. Inside, plaster ornament blends classical motifs such as the anthemion and egg and dart with symbols drawn from Jewish history and faith, worked out by Shutze with the congregation's rabbi, David Marx. The building is the third home of Atlanta's oldest Jewish congregation, which began as the Hebrew Benevolent Society in 1860, and it is the oldest surviving synagogue in the city. The congregation supported education, labor reform and interfaith ties, and its rabbi Jacob Rothchild spoke out for civil rights, which led to a 1958 bombing that damaged the building. Rear additions and remodeling followed in 1949 and 1959.","period_of_significance":"1931, 1959","architect_builder":"Philip T. Shutze, Architect","architectural_style":"Classically inspired","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in religious use; altered by a 1949 rear addition, a 1959 education building and remodeling after a 1958 bombing.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:40.19411-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_GA/82002420.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002420/c539eafc55-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82002420/c539eafc55-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Edward Young Clarke","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Synagogue_Forsyth_Street_Atlanta_Illustrated_1881.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Edward Young Clarke</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Synagogue_Forsyth_Street_Atlanta_Illustrated_1881.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93208360","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Temple_(Atlanta)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7768348"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/georgia/fulton-county/temple-the-82002420/"}