692 Joseph Ave., Rochester, New York. County/parish: Monroe.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 09, 2015. NRIS 15000775.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
Congregation Ahavas Achim Anshi Austria, also known as Congregation B'Nai Israel, is a historic former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, in the United States.
The synagogue was built in 1928, and is a two-story, Georgian Revival style brick building with decorative cast stone classical details. It is five-bays wide with the end bays being square towers and a recessed triangular parapet is between the two towers. The front façade features a portico with four Ionic order round columns. The building was used as a synagogue until 2004.: 3, 7
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.
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