Wikipedia's first sentence called it “historic synagogue and church at 397 blue hill avenue in boston”. Today it says “historic former synagogue”.
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Former synagogue now church in Boston, Massachusetts, US For similarly named synagogues, see Adath Jeshurun . Church in Massachusetts, United States Congregation Adath Jeshurun is an historic former synagogue , serving as a church since 1967, at 397 Blue Hill Avenue in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston , Massachusetts , in the United States. The congregation was formed in 1894. As the Jewish community of Roxbury gradually moved away, its congregation dwindled and in 1967 it was sold to Ecclesia Apostolic Church. It was purchased by its present owner, the First Haitian Baptist Church, in 1978. The church has restored it to its present condition. The Romanesque Revival style building was designed in 1906 by Frederick Norcross and built by David Krokyn and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Plaque on site furnished by The Bostonian Society, photographed on November 18, 2009. "First Haitian Baptist Church of Boston (Adath Congregation Jeshurun), [Boston, Massachusetts]" .
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United States historic place Congregation Adath Jeshurun is a historic synagogue and church at 397 Blue Hill Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts . It served the needs of the Roxbury Jewish community for more than sixty years. As they gradually moved away, its congregation dwindled and in 1967 it was sold to Ecclesia Apostolic. It was purchased by its present owner, the First Haitian Baptist Church, in 1978. The church has restored it to its present condition. The building was designed in 1906 by Frederick Norcross and David Krokyn and added to the National Historic Register in 1999. National Register of Historic Places . Plaque on site furnished by The Bostonian Society, photographed on November 18, 2009.
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United States historic place Congregation Adath Jeshurun is a historic synagogue , now serving as a church, at 397 Blue Hill Avenue in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts .As the Jewish community of Roxbury gradually moved away, its congregation dwindled and in 1967 it was sold to Ecclesia Apostolic. It was purchased by its present owner, the First Haitian Baptist Church, in 1978. The church has restored it to its present condition. The Romanesque style building was designed in 1906 by Frederick Norcross and David Krokyn and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Plaque on site furnished by The Bostonian Society, photographed on November 18, 2009.
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United States historic place Congregation Adath Jeshurun is a historic synagogue , now serving as a church, at 397 Blue Hill Avenue in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts . As the Jewish community of Roxbury gradually moved away, its congregation dwindled and in 1967 it was sold to Ecclesia Apostolic Church. It was purchased by its present owner, the First Haitian Baptist Church, in 1978. The church has restored it to its present condition. The Romanesque style building was designed in 1906 by Frederick Norcross and David Krokyn and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. Plaque on site furnished by The Bostonian Society, photographed on November 18, 2009.
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historic synagogue and church at 397 blue hill avenue in boston
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historic former synagogue
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