Cheltenham Township near Elkins Park in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Beth Sholom Synagogue

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

1. Beth Sholom Synagogue Marker

Inscription. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built with the collaboration of Rabbi Mortimer J. Cohen, this National Historic Landmark was completed in 1959. Wright’s only synagogue evokes the biblical Mt. Sinai in modern materials of concrete, steel, aluminum, and glass.

Erected 2008 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Frank Lloyd Wright, the National Historic Landmarks, the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC), and the Synagogues series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.

Location. 40° 4.908′ N, 75° 7.608′ W. Marker is near Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Cheltenham Township. It is on Old York Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8231 Old York Rd, Elkins Park PA 19027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Beth Sholom Synagogue (within shouting distance of this marker); First Assembly of Abington Friends Meeting (approx. ¼ mile away); Wall House (The Ivy) (approx. ¼ mile away); Shoemaker-Bosler Mill Site

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(approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Shoemaker-Bosler Mill Site (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Church Road and Washington Lane Historic Crossroad (approx. 0.8 miles away); Cyrus H. K. Curtis (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elkins Park.

Also see . . .
1. Beth Sholom Synagogue History. Website entry (Submitted on July 2, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

2. Beth Sholom Congregation (Elkins Park, Pennsylvania). Wikipedia entry (Submitted on May 12, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

2. Beth Sholom Synagogue Marker

Beth Sholom Synagogue sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

3. Beth Sholom Synagogue sign

Beth Sholom Synagogue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

4. Beth Sholom Synagogue

Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 624 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 2, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.