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Back view at 805 Delaware Avenue for the new Temple Beth Zion, N.Y.


Temple Beth Zion in Buffalo, New York, showing its modernist structure with a long brick wing and a tall, sculptural sanctuary
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Title

Back view at 805 Delaware Avenue for the new Temple Beth Zion, N.Y.

Subject

Temple Beth Zion (Buffalo, N.Y.)
Synagogue architecture

Description

Exterior view of the rear of the new Temple Beth Zion building, Buffalo, New York designed by Harrison & Abramovitz, Architects
The scene shows the exterior of Temple Beth Zion located at Delaware and Barker Street in Buffalo, New York. The building consists of a long, rectangular brick section with evenly spaced vertical windows and an attached sanctuary featuring tall, curved concrete walls. Several parked cars line the edge of the paved lot in the foreground, and leafless trees are visible behind the structure. A label in the lower right corner credits Harrison & Abramovitz as architects and Siegfried Construction Co. as contractors, dated May 12, 1967

Creator

J. N. Erhart (Commercial photographer)

Source

Temple Beth Zion, Buffalo, N.Y. Collection ; 156.00 - B&G3

Publisher

State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Jewish Buffalo Archives Project

Date

1967-05-12

Contributor

Western New York Library Resources Council

Rights

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Format

Image/jpeg

Type

Still Image

Identifier

JBIC651

Is Part Of

Jewish Buffalo Image Collection

Medium

Photographs

Physical Dimensions

20.2x25.2

Citation

J. N. Erhart (Commercial photographer), “Back view at 805 Delaware Avenue for the new Temple Beth Zion, N.Y.,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed January 10, 2026, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/28401.