Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue

{{short description|Historic former Reform synagogue in Baltimore, Maryland, United States}}

{{about|the former synagogue building|the current congregation and synagogue|Baltimore Hebrew Congregation}}

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| location = 1901 Madison Avenue, Madison Park, Baltimore, Maryland

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| architect = Charles L. Carson

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Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue is an historic former Reform Jewish synagogue building located in the Madison Park neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States.

The former synagogue, built as an early place of worship of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation, is built of ashlar gray granite from Port Deposit. It is a well-executed Byzantine Revival building, designed by Charles L. Carson, a Baltimore architect. It features a large central dome, {{convert|40|ft|m}} in diameter, resting on a high octagonal drum pierced by rectangular windows of stained glass and two tall octagonal towers flanking the main entrance.{{cite web|url=https://mht.maryland.gov/secure/medusa/PDF/NR_PDFs/NR-403.pdf |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue|date=January 1976|access-date=2016-03-01 |author1=Andreve, George |author2=James, Pamela |publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}

Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Synagogue was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, and lies within the Madison Park Historic District,{{cite web |url=https://chap.baltimorecity.gov/historic-districts/maps/madisonpark |title=Madison Park Historic District (CHAP) |work=Historical and Architectural Preservation |publisher=City of Baltimore |date=n.d. |access-date=January 4, 2024 }} however outside the Baltimore National Heritage Area.

The building was acquired by the Berea Temple Seventh-day Adventist Church in 1960, and repurposed as a church.