{"nrhp_refnum":"83002267","name":"Frank, Henry S., Memorial Synagogue","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"York and Tabor Rds.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":40.03707883000004,"lon":-75.14332171999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1983-07-12","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, rectangular Classical Revival chapel of Indiana limestone and granite on the grounds of the Jewish Hospital (Medical Center) in Philadelphia, built in 1901 as the Henry S. Frank Memorial Synagogue.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the chapel is a significant example of Arnold Brunner's classical design, which draws on archaeological evidence from ancient fourth-century synagogues in the Galilee, including the seven-branch candlestick and Hebrew inscription motifs. It also notes the building's original stained glass and largely unaltered exterior, and its placement as a focal point in the hospital campus.","narrative":"Built in 1901 on a slight rise in the grounds of the Jewish Hospital in Philadelphia, the Henry S. Frank Memorial Synagogue is a one-story rectangular chapel of Indiana limestone and granite under a dark red tile roof. Its west-facing doorway has two unfluted Doric columns set on a three-step stylobate, and the architrave carries a Hebrew inscription. Architect Arnold Brunner based its design on the remains of fourth-century synagogues at K'far Birim, Meiron and Ein Nabratein in the Galilee, drawing on their doorway shapes, lintel carvings and the seven-branch candlestick found at Ein Nabratein. The chapel's bipartite windows retain original stained glass in their lunettes. The building is regarded as an important example of an early twentieth-century classical design rooted in archaeological sources, and it has kept its exterior form despite changes to the surrounding hospital buildings.","period_of_significance":"1901","architect_builder":"Wm. R. Dougherty/Arnold W. Brunner; with Furness Evans & Co.","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Currently used as the office for the Dept. of Surgery, with a boxlike structure built within the chapel; the original hanging iron lamps remain.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.555104-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/83002267.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002267/6bd2c4fee0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/83002267/6bd2c4fee0-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_Synogue_Philly.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Frank_Synogue_Philly.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996948","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_S._Frank_Memorial_Synagogue","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5727860"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/frank-henry-s-memorial-synagogue-83002267/"}