beth israel congregation - our building
Photo credit: Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina
In 1908, Beth Israel Congregation purchased the land, raised money, and built the synagogue with the help of congregation members by June of that year. Services at Beth Israel followed Orthodox customs, and men and women sat segregated.
"The Beth Israel synagogue in Beaufort, SC is a single-story wooden structure built in the Colonial Revival style in 1908. The entire building is covered in white-painted clapboard siding. The roof is a metal seam front-gable roof with a brick chimney on the south side of the building. The cornice on the pediment that makes up the front, or western, façade is plain, and frames the portico that protrudes out, also in a front-gable shape. The portico is held up by two engaged and two freestanding Doric columns. Underneath the portico, the ceiling is painted Haint Blue. The front door is a wooden double door, with the synagogue’s emblem that reads “Beth Israel Cong.” in both English and Hebrew with a Star of David in the middle. On either side of the portico are pointed lancet 5-over-4 windows, single-sash, with white wooden frames and sills. The floor of the porch, along with the pathway at ground-level, and the 6 steps connecting them, are made of red brick." (Courtesy: Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina)
"The Beth Israel synagogue in Beaufort, SC is a single-story wooden structure built in the Colonial Revival style in 1908. The entire building is covered in white-painted clapboard siding. The roof is a metal seam front-gable roof with a brick chimney on the south side of the building. The cornice on the pediment that makes up the front, or western, façade is plain, and frames the portico that protrudes out, also in a front-gable shape. The portico is held up by two engaged and two freestanding Doric columns. Underneath the portico, the ceiling is painted Haint Blue. The front door is a wooden double door, with the synagogue’s emblem that reads “Beth Israel Cong.” in both English and Hebrew with a Star of David in the middle. On either side of the portico are pointed lancet 5-over-4 windows, single-sash, with white wooden frames and sills. The floor of the porch, along with the pathway at ground-level, and the 6 steps connecting them, are made of red brick." (Courtesy: Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina)
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Photo credits: Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina