Touro Synagogue

"The oldest surviving synagogue in the country, Touro was dedicated in 1763 and its simple exterior and elegant interior remain virtually unchanged." Full review

"Designed by Peter Harrison (architect of the Athenaeum and King's Chapel, Boston), this synagogue is the finest example of 18th-century Georgian architecture in Newport." Full review

"Oldest synagogue in the United States. " Full review

"The first Jewish immigrants reached the West Indies in 1658, but it took them nearly a century to build a proper synagogue, at the instigation of their leader, Isaac Touro." Full review

"This is the oldest existing synagogue in the United States, dating from 1763...the synagogue was designated a National Historic Site in 1946." Full review