39 Killingly Dr., Danielson, Connecticut. County/parish: Windham.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 16, 2013. NRIS 13000162.
1 contributing building.
Temple Beth Israel is an historic former Orthodox and Conservative Jewish synagogue building, located at 39 Killingly Drive in the Danielson village of Killingly, Connecticut, in the United States.
Built between 1951 and 1961 to a design by Boston, Massachusetts architect William Riseman, it is one of the first Modernist synagogues built in Connecticut. It was built in part by members of its congregation, many of whom were survivors of The Holocaust, and was formally dedicated on June 5, 1961 after ten years of construction. The congregation was a mix of Orthodox and Conservative adherents, and was merged with a congregation in Putnam in 2003.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013, and it has served as a cultural historical center, managed by a non-profit organization since 2009.
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