Angel Orensanz Foundation

Local nameAngel Orensanz Foundation
LocationLower East Side, New York City, United States

The Angel Orensanz Center is an art and performance space at 172 Norfolk Street, between Stanton Street and East Houston Street, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in New York City. It was originally built as a synagogue, running through a succession of congregations and continues to be used as one occasionally as The Shul of New York.It was erected in 1849, making it the oldest surviving synagogue building in New York City, and the fourth-oldest surviving synagogue building in the United States. It was the largest synagogue in the United States at the time of its construction and is one of the few built in the Gothic Revival style.From 1849 to 1974, at various stages, the building has been used as a synagogue. and then, following vandalization, acquired by the City of New York, after which it was sold to a…

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Orensanz_Center

Official website http://www.orensanz.org/

Email angel@orensanz.fr

Phone +1-212-253-0452

Address 172 Norfolk Street, New York, NY 10002, USA

Coordinates 40°43'16.254" N -73°59'8.849" E

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