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Astoria Center of Israel (1925–26) is an historic synagogue located in the Astoria, Queens neighborhood of New York City.1The Astoria Center was designed by architect Louis Allen Abramson . It is one of the earliest synagogues in Queens. The building features a brick façade, two-stories tall, and five-bays wide. The trim is cast-stone, and features double-height Ionic piers flanking round-arched windows. The piers support an entablature and are topped by a balustrade. Its round-arched entrance is topped with a cartouche within which is inscribed a Star of David . Among the synagogue’s most interesting features is a set of murals by French artist Louis Pierre Rigal added a few years after the building was completed.2It is listed on both the New York State and the National Registers of Historic Places.3"Conservancy holds exclusive tour of historic Queens Synagogues" , New York Landmarks Conservancy website.4
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United States historic place The Astoria Center of Israel (1925–26) is a historic synagogue located in the Astoria, Queens neighborhood of New York City, listed on both the New York State and the National Registers of Historic Places.National Register of Historic Places .
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United States historic place The Astoria Center of Israel (1925–26) is a historic synagogue in Astoria , Queens , New York City , listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places . National Register of Historic Places .
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The congregation's forbears date from the 1880s.Completed in 1926, the Classical Revival historic building was listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places in October 2009. National Register of Historic Places .
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historic synagogue located in the astoria
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conservative jewish synagogue located at 27-35 crescent street
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