Hobart Synagogue | Cancelled
Photographer: Remi Chauvin
Photographer: Nina Hamilton
Photographer: Nina Hamilton
Photographer: Nina Hamilton
Photographer: Nina Hamilton
Photographer: Nina Hamilton
Photographer: Nina Hamilton
Architect: James Thomson (1845)
Designed by former convict James Thomson and completed in 1845, the Hobart Synagogue is one of the oldest in Australia. It’s also one of only a few remaining synagogues in the world built in the Egyptian Revival style and still hosts regular services for Tasmania’s Jewish community. The main facade features 24-pane windows with inclined reveals, decorated surrounds. The hipped roof has three projecting gables to the main facade. The central gable features a wide two-leaf entrance door with sidelights and a three-centred-arch fanlight.
Explore this unique building and learn about Hobart’s Jewish history, including stories of the convicts who once worshipped here.
Tours: This open has been cancelled, we apologies for any inconvenience.
Locations
CBD
Hobart
Building Types
Cultural
Intact Interior
Place of Worship
Architectural Period
Pre-separation Colonial (1836-1850)
Features
Heritage
History of Hobart
Accessibilities
Level Changes
Stair Access Only
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Share your pics of your favourite places and the stories that go with them on Instagram or Facebook, using the hashtags #oh_hobart and #oh_southernmidlands to enter this year’s photo competition. Stay tuned for a host of prizes.
![Open House Hobart and the Emerging Architects and Graduates Network (EmAGN) Tasmania @emagn_tas would like to thank everyone who kindly bid in this year's annual Sheltered [Ground] Silent Auction.
We watched the last-minute bidding war on some items (looking at your chair, @other_furniture_) with absolute glee; because, together, you helped raise over $8000 for the Hobart Women's Shelter @hobartwomensshelter. Legends. THANK YOU!!
If you missed out on an item, but you'd still like to support HWS, please head to the link in bio to make a donation. Your financial help plays a critical role in supporting service delivery and therapeutic programs, and fund strategic projects such as building long-term homes. Such programs provide opportunities for women and children to lead independent and fulfilling lives.
Finally, congratulations to those who outbid everyone else – enjoy your beautiful pieces, knowing there's a string of jealous individuals who missed out. Don't worry! We'll do it all again next year.
Image: Isabel and Elsie, prototype houses for Hobart Women's Shelter, by Christopher Clinton Architect @christopher__clinton with Core Collective Architects @core_collective | Photographer: Nina Hamilton @nina.hamilton.photo](https://openhousehobart.org/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)