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A simple, double storey building ornamented in the Byzantine Revival manner with
straight iron roof and a triangular front gable. The side windows and· upper
floor . front windows have rounded heads and small panes. The side walls are
buttressed. The front wall has rusticated plaster work and the set-back porch
has side pillars. Double front doors with glazed, circular windows. The original
building dates from about 1875 and was a D.R. Church hall of which only the walls
and roof structure remain. I t was rebuilt as a synagogue about 1927 and was leased
to the Jewish Community until 1954, when they purchased the property.
This building is a landmark of high-character, It should be protected in terms of
the Town Planning Scheme for possible declaration as a national monument.