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Image 1 of 1: Completed in 1876, the Vine Street Temple was Nashville’s first synagogue. Its most prominent architectural feature was seen in its nine Byzantine-style domes. Its congregation underwent several changes in its establishment and organization, namely in its 1854 charter as Khal Kodesh Mogen David and separate 1868 charter as Khal Kodesh Ohabai Sholom. The congregation was one of the founding members of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations during its formation in 1873. The temple stood as an example of the strong Jewish presence in Nashville until its demolition in 1955. After the demolition, the congregation moved to West Nashville, where they were still based as of 2019.
Completed in 1876, the Vine Street Temple was Nashville’s first synagogue. Its most prominent architectural feature was seen in its nine Byzantine-style domes. Its congregation underwent several changes in its establishment and organization, namely in its 1854 charter as Khal Kodesh Mogen David and separate 1868 charter as Khal Kodesh Ohabai Sholom. The congregation was one of the founding members of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations during its formation in 1873. The temple stood as an example of the strong Jewish presence in Nashville until its demolition in 1955. After the demolition, the congregation moved to West Nashville, where they were still based as of 2019.

Completed in 1876, the Vine Street Temple was Nashville’s first synagogue. Its most prominent architectural feature was seen in its nine Byzantine-style domes. Its congregation underwent several changes in its establishment and organization, namely in its 1854 charter as Khal Kodesh Mogen David and separate 1868 charter as Khal Kodesh Ohabai Sholom. The congregation was one of the founding members of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations during its formation in 1873. The temple stood as an example of the strong Jewish presence in Nashville until its demolition in 1955. After the demolition, the congregation moved to West Nashville, where they were still based as of 2019.

Vine Street Temple

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Completed in 1876, the Vine Street Temple was Nashville’s first synagogue. Its most prominent architectural feature was seen in its nine Byzantine-style domes. Its congregation underwent several changes in its establishment and organization, namely in its 1854 charter as Khal Kodesh Mogen David and separate 1868 charter as Khal Kodesh Ohabai Sholom. The congregation was one of the founding members of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations during its formation in 1873. The temple stood as an example of the strong Jewish presence in Nashville until its demolition in 1955. After the demolition, the congregation moved to West Nashville, where they were still based as of 2019.

Title Vine Street Temple
Creator Nashville Historical Foundation
Author Kayleigh Whitman, Vanderbilt University Student; June 2019 Marley Abbott, MTSU Student; 2019
Date 1876; 1955
Address 699 Commerce Street, Nashville, TN 37203
Type Former Site of Building
Coverage Area 1
Source Khal Kodesh Mogen David, original owner
Contributor Alexander Iser; Jonas Heilbon; William E. Silverman; Khal Kodesh Ohabai Sholom
Subject Architecture; Downtown; Religion; Reconstruction; Post-World-War II
Keywords Buildings, Byzantine, Jewish History, Orthodox Judaism, Synagogues, Vine Street Temple
Rights CC BY-NC 4.0