The Lighthouse Cathedral was formerly located at 8801 Woodward Avenue (Woodward at Gladstone) in Detroit, Michigan. It was originally built in 1921 as the Temple Beth-El. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
In 1921 Detroit's Temple Beth El, under Rabbi Leo M. Franklin's leadership, had outgrown its previous building at Woodward and Eliot. In addition, many members of the congregation had moved to areas such as Bosto...
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The Lighthouse Cathedral was formerly located at 8801 Woodward Avenue (Woodward at Gladstone) in Detroit, Michigan. It was originally built in 1921 as the Temple Beth-El. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
In 1921 Detroit's Temple Beth El, under Rabbi Leo M. Franklin's leadership, had outgrown its previous building at Woodward and Eliot. In addition, many members of the congregation had moved to areas such as Boston-Edison and Atkinson Avenue that did not proscribe Jewish residents. The congregation obtained a parcel of land near these neighborhoods at Woodward and Gladstone and engaged congregant Albert Kahn to design a new temple. The cornerstone for the new building was laid on September 20, 1921, with the dedication on November 10-12, 1922.
The Kahn-designed temple is a classical, flat-roofed structure built from limestone. On the facade facing Woodward, eight ionic columns form an enormous porch and frame three large pairs of doors. Along the...
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