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Congregation Shearith Israel’s building is a striking example of the monumental neo-American Classic style popular for public and ecclesiastical architecture at the turn of the century. Designed by Brunner & Tryon, it is the fifth synagogue erected by the congregation since 1730. The first building, the earliest synagogue in North America, stood on Mill Street at the site of what is today 22 South William Street. It provided a permanent house of worship for Jewish settlers who had been meeting in homes or rented quarters since their arrival in New York in 1654.
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