Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
“Ahavas Shalom Reform Temple ) is an historic former Reform Jewish synagogue building located at 503 Main Street, in Ligonier, Noble County, Indiana, in the United States.”
Wikipedia article Ahavas Shalom Reform Temple, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 15 National Register listings published here for Noble County · listed in 1983 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ahavas Shalom Reform Temple: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimmell Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ligonier Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ligonier, the town this property stands in, in 29 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 21 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | $20,000 | A roof was blown completely off of a diary barn in the NW corner of the county. Power lines were also down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | $15,000 | Utility poles and large trees down. Minor damage to several homes, uprooted trees destroyed somesidewalks. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Ligonier | $2,500 | Lightning struck a Dodge Durango trevelling along US 6 near county road 600 west. The male driver and his children were not injured. However, the electrical system was destroyed, leaving them briefly stranded. Damage is estimated at $2,500. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | $1,000 | An 18 inch diameter tree was snapped at Kenny Park. Tree appeared healthy. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | $1,000 | Tree down in Ligonier. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Ligonier | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | EM reports tree blocking roadway. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | An off duty NWS employee reported large tree limbs and a utility line was blown down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | A wet microburst caused damage to center pivot irrigation systems and several barns roughly 4 miles NNW of Ligonier in Noble County. An 80 mph gust was measured by a private individual's home equipment and supported by NWS survey of the damage. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | Trees were reported blown down in the area. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | Report of a tree down. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | Emergency management officials reported trees and tree limbs down. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | Local officials reported a large tree was blown down onto a local residence. No injuries were reported and no monetary details were available. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | Law enforcement officials reported two trees were blown down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | Several tree limbs and power lines downed. |
| December 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | Numerous reports of trees and power lines down were received by county dispatch across Noble county. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | Trees were reported down around Ligonier. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | Law enforcement reported several trees down in Ligonier. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | Trees were reported down in Ligonier, as well as other areas in the northwestern part of the county. |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | Law enforcement reported tree limbs knocked down power lines in Ligonier. Power lines were also reported down 4 miles south of Wolcottville. |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | Numerous trees down. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | 2 TREES DOWN. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ligonier | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Ligonier | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Ligonier | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Ligonier | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Ligonier | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Ligonier | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Ligonier | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Ligonier Historic District | under 500 feet | 1987 |
 | Jacob Straus House | 0.2 miles | 1979 |
 | Stone's Trace | 2.4 miles | 1984 |
 | Cromwell Historic District | 4.3 miles | 2015 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 83000143 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Noble County | All 15 listed properties in this county. |
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