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652 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022, USA
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N40° 45' 34.5312" W73° 58' 13.7028"
(40.759592, -73.970473)
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Central Synagogue (Congregation Ahawath Chesed Shaar Hashomayim) is a Reform synagogue located at 652 Lexington Avenue, at the corner of East 55th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1870-72 and was designed by Henry Fernbach in the Moorish Revival style as a copy of Budapest's Dohány Street Synagogue. It has been in continuous use by a congregation longer than any other in the state of New York, except Congregation Berith Sholom in Troy, New York and is among the oldest synagogue buildings still standing in the United States.The building was designated a New York City landmark by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1966 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. It was then designated a National Historic Landmark in 1975.On Wednesdays at 12:45 p.m. a docent conducts a free tour, which begins at the front entrance.
