Leopold Street Shule

Leopold Street Shule

Leopold Street Shule, September 2013
Location 30 Leopold St., Rochester, New York
Coordinates 43°9′53″N 77°36′16″W / 43.16472°N 77.60444°W / 43.16472; -77.60444Coordinates: 43°9′53″N 77°36′16″W / 43.16472°N 77.60444°W / 43.16472; -77.60444
Area less than one acre
Built 1886
NRHP Reference # 74001260[1]
Added to NRHP June 07, 1974

Leopold Street Shule is a historic synagogue located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. It was built in 1886 and is a rectangular brick building set on a high cut stone foundation measuring 45 feet by 85 feet. It was built by Eastern European Jews affiliated with the orthodox Beth Israel Congregation. In 1973, the former synagogue was purchased by the Church of God and Saints of Christ, a Hebrew Israelite congregation.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

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