VA-E92 Site of First Synagogue of Beth El Hebrew Congregation

Marker text: SITE OF FIRST SYNAGOGUE OF BETH EL HEBREW CONGREGATION

On this site stood Beth El Hebrew Congregation's synagogue, the first structure built as a Jewish house of worship in the Washington metropolitan area. Founded in 1859, Beth El, the first reform Jewish congregation in the Washington area, is northern Virginia's oldest Jewish congregation. Beth El built the synagogue here in 1871 and worshipped in it until 1954. A new synagogue on Seminary Road, Alexandria, was dedicated in 1957.

Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission, 1984.