East Midwood Jewish Center, 1929.

East Midwood Jewish Center was founded in 1924. Despite a influx of Jewish citizens, the surrounding neighborhood was still sparse, with dirt roads and wide open fields. The new Jewish community wished to have a local Hebrew school, and this Jewish Center was established for the education, spiritual, and social needs of community.

The Renaissance Revival style building was begun in 1926 and completed in 1929. The Conservative synagogue included not only space for religious services but also an auditorium, kitchens, restaurant, classrooms, gymnasium, and a swimming pool. The architect of the building is a mystery. The documents for the National Register nomination suggest that the architect was Louis Abramson, based on visual evidence in the design and a single document. The 1957 obituary for architect Maurice Courland claims that he designed the building. The building has been preserved remarkably over the last nearly 90 years, with very few, if any, architectural alterations.