Old Bnai Zion Synagogue

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Old Bnai Zion Synagogue
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Texas State Antiquities Landmark
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark

Old Bnai Zion Synagogue
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Location	906 N. El Paso St., El Paso, Texas
Coordinates	31°45′37″N 106°29′22″W / 31.76028°N 106.48944°W / 31.76028; -106.48944
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	84001658^[1]
TSAL No.	8200000231
RTHL No.	3688
Added to NRHP	August 16, 1984
Designated TSAL	April 25, 1984
Designated RTHL	1984

Old Bnai Zion Synagogue, also known as Sunset Palace, is a historic synagogue at 906 N. El Paso Street in El Paso, Texas. It was built in 1916 and added to the National Register in 1984.^[1]

It served as synagogue from 1912 to 1917, serving El Paso's first Jewish community. It served St. Nicholas Greek Church from 1927 through at least 1934. In 1984 it was serving as a dance studio, Sunset Palace, as well as sometimes as a social center and church.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Gene Keller; Peter Flagg Maxson (February 14, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Bnai Zion Synagogue / Sunset Palace" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

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