Plymouth Congregational Church (New Haven, Connecticut)

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Plymouth Congregational Church
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Location 1469 Chapel St., New Haven, Connecticut
Coordinates 41°18′41″N72°56′40″W / 41.31139°N 72.94444°W / 41.31139; -72.94444 Coordinates: 41°18′41″N72°56′40″W / 41.31139°N 72.94444°W / 41.31139; -72.94444
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1894
Architect William H. Allen; Sperry & Treat
Architectural style Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference # 83001250 [1]
Added to NRHP July 28, 1983

Plymouth Congregational Church, also known as Plymouth Church or Temple Keser Israel, is a former late-nineteenth-century Congregational Church at 1469 Chapel Street in New Haven, Connecticut. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] The church is a notable example of an adaptive reuse, having been converted into a synagogue and medical office building.

New Haven, Connecticut City in Connecticut, United States

New Haven is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut, and is part of the New York metropolitan area. With a population of 129,779 as determined by the 2010 United States Census, it is the second-largest city in Connecticut after Bridgeport. New Haven is the principal municipality of Greater New Haven, which had a total population of 862,477 in 2010.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

Adaptive reuse refers to the process of reusing an existing building for a purpose other than which it was originally built or designed for. Adaptive reuse is an effective strategy for optimizing the operational and commercial performance of built assets. Adaptive reuse of buildings can be an attractive alternative to new construction in terms of sustainability and a circular economy. Not every old building can qualify for adaptive reuse. Architects, developers, builders and entrepreneurs who wish to become involved in rejuvenating and reconstructing a building must first make sure that the finished product will serve the need of the market, that it will be completely useful for its new purpose, and that it will be competitively priced.

The church was built around c.1890 in the Romanesque Revival style with an elaborate octagonal interior sanctuary listed on the National Register of Historic Places that lost many original features and fittings when it was converted into a synagogue. Before the building was abandoned and vacant for several years, the ceiling had been covered with acoustic tiles, and the vacancy invited extensive vandal and water damage. An initial attempt to convert the abandoned building into medical offices with the insertion of three floors and the complete destruction of any extant internal features was denied by the regional National Park Service office since the alterations would "… leave no area for perception of even part of the original. grand, open plan." Upon appeal, however, and a review of the damage already afflicted, the reuse was approved since the damage was seen to be beyond repair and the interior was gutted. [2] [3]

See also

National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven, Connecticut Wikimedia list article

This is a list of National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven, Connecticut.

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Mark A. Bower, “Putting Offices in the Sanctuary: Utilizing Rehabilitation Tax Credits for Adaptive Reuse of Religious Buildings,” Inspired, Mar-Apr 1989: 4-6, 8, 16-17.
  3. Jack A. Gold and John Herzan (March 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Plymouth Congregational Church / Plymouth Church / Temple Keser Israel". National Park Service. and Accompanying 5 photos, exterior and interior, from 1983