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One of 526 National Register listings published here for Jefferson County · listed in 1982 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Keneseth Israel Synagogue
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 232-236 W. Jacob St., Louisville, 40202
- When was it listed? October 1982
- Category. building
- Census division. Louisville Central
- Architectural style. Neoclassical architecture
- National Register reference number. 82001559 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.
Mines and quarries near this property
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Keneseth Israel Synagogue: 5 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Salt, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargill Salt/ Clarksville, Ind. | Salt | Plant | ||
| Globe Union/ Louisville, Ky. | Lead | Unknown | ||
| Pilot Co. Pit | Magnesite | Past Producer | ||
| Atkins Plant & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Louisville Crushed Stone Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Louisville Sand&Gravel Inc | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Alert Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| First Street Yard | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Martha E. Green Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nugent Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this property
60 of 156 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Louisville, the town this property stands in, in 156 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 71 thunderstorm wind, 40 flash flood, 23 hail, 13 flood. The reports record 2 deaths. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | 1 killed, $15,000 | An elderly woman was killed when a tree was blown on to a mobile home at the Pioneer Mobile Home Park. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Louisville | 1 killed, $10,000 | A Yellow Cab taxi driver tried to drive through standing water underneath a railroad overpass at 13th Street and Oak Street. When the vehicle he was driving stalled, the driver made several calls to 911, but provided an incorrect location for rescuers. He drowned due to the quickly rising flood waters in that low spot. |
| May 1996 | Hail | Louisville | $20,000,000 | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Louisville | $3,000,000 | A fast moving EF-1 tornado briefly touched down four times in the Louisville Metro area as a squall line crossed the city. The tornado was on the ground for approximately 1.5 miles over the course of it's 16 mile long track. The first touchdown was in and industrial area just off Millers Lane west of the Dixie Highway. The tornado stayed on the ground for one mile before lifting, heavily damaging a church on Dixie Highway, as well as uprooting and snapping several trees and damaging numerous homes. The tornado then dipped to earth again on the west side of the University of Louisville campus, breaking out many windows in a large residence hall and nearby building, and damaging several vehicles parked nearby. The next touchdown happened in Saint Matthews near the intersection of Shelbyville Road and Interstate 264, where extensive damage was suffered by many businesses and private properties. The fourth and final touchdown was in Anchorage where many trees were damaged, blown over, and uprooted, roofs were damaged, and a large outbuilding at a training school was destroyed. Widespread downburst wind damage occurred mainly to the south of the tornado's path as the squall line moved across the city. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Louisville | $400,000 | This tornado touched down just southwest of an area of horse barns on the south side of Churchill Downs. Five barns, which also contained apartments for many workers, had major sections of their roofs removed, with minor damage to several others. In the buildings most heavily damaged, parts of supporting walls made from cinder blocks collapsed. Christ Church, located on the Churchill Downs property, also had roof and siding damage. After snapping trees and downing power lines for several blocks to the east of Churchill, the tornado crossed a large stadium parking lot, strengthening to low-end EF-2 intensity near the intersection of Floyd Street and Central Avenue. At this location, just 300 yards southeast of the University of Louisville's football stadium, a large industrial building was heavily damaged, with a collapsed 2-story cinder block wall and a 150-foot section of roof removed from the warehouse. A 30' x 80' section of roof over an adjacent office building was also torn off. The tornado downed several more trees and did minor roof damage to a Super 8 Motel and other office buildings before lifting north of the intersection of Crittenden Drive and Central Avenue near an entrance ramp onto Interstate 65. ||Despite the most heavily damaged Churchill Downs buildings being occupied by numerous racing horses and at least three workers at the time of the tornado, no injuries were sustained by either the animals or their handlers. One man was in an upstairs room when the roof above him was ripped off, while two others were in in a ground-floor apartment where cinder blocks fell from an exterior wall. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Louisville | $200,000 | Public reported flash flooding in the Louisville metro. Several roads experienced erosion, sinkholes, and broken pavement. |
| October 2002 | Tornado (F1) | Louisville | $150,000 | A riverboat captain spotted a waterspout on the Ohio River near Louisville. It moved inland over eastern Jefferson County, touching down intermittently. It knocked down trees and blew the roofs off several homes in the Springhurst area in northeast Jefferson County. The back side of the clubhouse at the Indian Springs Country Club was blown out. Thunderstorm winds downed trees over parts of eastern Jefferson County near the path of the tornado. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $100,000 | Power was out in many parts of Louisville due to trees taking power lines down. |
| October 2013 | Flash Flood | Louisville | $100,000 | Numerous reports of flash flooding developed across metropolitan Louisville. Several people were rescued from their vehicles in Okolona, Douglass Hills, Edgewood, and Jeffersontown. Flowing water reached the tire tops of several automobiless along Ormsby Lane. |
| April 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Louisville | $100,000 | The tornado first touched down near the intersection of Campbell and Market Streets, where the roof on a business was destroyed, and a telephone pole was snapped. An empty trailer was flipped over near this location. The Stockyard Farm Supply Company on South Johnson Street sustained roof damage. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $75,000 | A very localized microburst occurred in downtown Louisville. Thunderstorm winds were estimated to be between 70 and 75 mph, which caused part of the roofing of the Louisville Gardens to be peeled off and thrown to the east. Parts of this roofing material landed on an unoccupied vehicle. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $75,000 | A section of steel roof was peeled off a hangar at the Louisville International Airport. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $50,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were downed across the western portions of downtown Louisville. One tree fell on a car. Two other trees damaged houses. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $50,000 | At 34th and Rudd Streets, there was some shingle and chimney damage to houses. There was also extensive damage to trees and power lines. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Louisville | $40,000 | Just east of downtown Louisville, the intersection of Broadway and Campbell streets was completely flooded, briefly closing the intersection. Nearby, a low lying intersection near the University of Louisville filled with several feet of water, inundating several vehicles. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $40,000 | Widespread damage developed over the Louisville metropolitan area as a result of a severe squall line. Dozens of trees were downed across the urban area, especially in Prospect and along River Road east of downtown. Winds up to 70 mph were estimated by a trained spotter in the Middletown subdivision. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Louisville | $30,000 | The media reported several vehicles under water at Dixie Highway and Algonquin Parkway. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Louisville | $30,000 | Many viaducts in Louisville were flooded, trapping vehicles. The basement of the Louisville Library was flooded. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $25,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused a partial roof collapse in western Louisville. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Louisville | $20,000 | The University of Louisville Emergency Manager reported that several buildings on campus sustained minor damage from water entering the lowest floor levels of the buildings. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $15,000 | Tree fell on house along Hazelwood. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Louisville | $10,000 | A driver and two children were stuck in a vehicle on 15th Street and Breckinridge Street. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $10,000 | A tree was blown on to a house. |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Louisville | $10,000 | A tree was struck by lightning an fell on a car, destroying it. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Lightning | Louisville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Louisville | $6,000 | Local news media reported two high water rescues. They occurred at the intersections of 7th and Hill Streets, and near the intersection of Dumensil Street and Interstate Highway 264. |
| August 2021 | Lightning | Louisville | $5,000 | There was a commercial building on fire after a lightning strike. The cost of damage is unknown. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Louisville | $5,000 | A person was trapped in a vehicle on Dixie Highway and Oak Street. A water rescue took place. |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Louisville | $5,000 | A person was trapped in a vehicle at 17th Street and Dumesnil Street. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Louisville | $5,000 | The Louisville Fire Department conducted a water rescue at the Hill Street underpass at 7th Street. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Louisville | $5,000 | The local Fire Department conducted a water rescue at the intersection of 9th and Magnolia. |
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Louisville | $3,000 | Local news reported a water rescue at the intersection of 15th Street and Breckinridge. |
| May 1996 | Lightning | Louisville | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 2018 | Flash Flood | Louisville | $1,000 | There was a water rescue reported in West Louisville. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $500 | Trees were reported down in the 1600 block of Loney Lane. |
| April 2026 | Flash Flood | Louisville | - | Flash flooding was reported in the Portland area between Dr. WJ Hodge Street and Portland Avenue. |
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Louisville | - | There was a water rescue at an unknown location. Three children were in the car. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | Power lines were downed by strong winds at the intersection of St Catherine Street and South First Street. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | A tree was downed by strong winds across Lampton Street. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | A tree was blown over onto two vehicles at the intersection of South Brook Street and East Burnett Avenue in Louisville. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | Power lines were downed near the University of Louisville. |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Louisville | - | There was a water rescue at West Magnolia Avenue and South 7th Street. |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Louisville | - | There was a water rescue at South 9th Street and West Oak Street. |
| October 2025 | Flash Flood | Louisville | - | There was an SUV stuck in water with one person the vehicle. |
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | Multiple trees were blown down on the west side of Louisville. |
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Louisville | - | A National Weather Service storm survey determined an EF1 tornado briefly touched down in West Louisville during the early afternoon hours on July 4th. The tornado initially caused a broad swath of damage, with the damage path becoming more narrow before lifting. ||The damage began to a Baptist Fellowship Center just north of |Woodland Avenue along Catalpa Street. The nearby church sustained shingle |damage, but also had some window damage on the more protected |north facing side of the building. South of Woodland Avenue, a |witness saw twisting motion, and there a black walnut tree branch |fell to the west onto a neighbor's house and a tree from that home |fell onto his truck. As the tornado tightened up, several tree|branches fell onto vehicles and structures. A few bigger trees|were uprooted as well, including one that pulled down some power|poles as it fell. In another place, the tornado pulled back part|of a roof on a two-story residence. Farther east, the vinyl|siding was stripped off a north-facing wall of another two-story|residence. ||As the tornado continued east and east southeast, crossing Wilson Avenue, it narrowed quite a bit, causing more isolated tree damage before it lifted just east of 23rd Street and north of Standard Avenue. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | A large tree fell on a car that was parked on Saint James Court. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Louisville | - | A video recorded quarter sized hail falling in Louisville. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Louisville | - | Quarter sized hail was observed near the University of Louisville. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | Several trees were brought down by strong winds near Central Park in Old Louisville, resulting in damage to a few vehicles. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | Tree and power line damage caused damage to siding on a home on Breckinridge Street. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | A tree fell on a house near the intersection of 28th Street and Kentucky Street in Louisville. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | There were multiple reports of trees and power lines down around downtown Louisville including 18th and Market Street. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | Trees and power lines were down on the 600 block of East Kentucky Street. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Louisville | - | East Brandeis Avenue was closed at the train overpass due to flooding. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Louisville | - | Flooding caused South 4th Street and South 3rd Street to close at the train overpasses. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Louisville | - | Two cars were stranded in flood waters. Cost of damage is unknown. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | There were 15 power lines down in Louisville. The first one came down around 7:52 PM. |
Newspapers printed here
39,529 digitised pages15 papers published in this town, digitised by the Library of Congress and free to read: 5,986 issues, 39,529 pages. Every page is searchable, so a name or a street can be looked for directly in what the town printed about itself at the time.
| Newspaper | Published |
|---|---|
| Ohio Valley Worker : Official Paper of the Federated Trades Council of Louisville, Trades and Labor Council of New Albany, Central Labor Union of Jeffersonville | 1904 to ???? |
| The Examiner | 1847 to 1849 |
| The Bulletin | 18?? |
| Kentucky Irish American | 1898 to 1968 |
| The Ohio Falls Express | 1878 to 19?? |
| American Baptist | 1879 to 19?? |
| Weekly Courier-Journal | 1874 to 1917 |
| The Courier-Journal | 1869 to Current |
| The Louisville Daily Courier | 1851 to 186? |
| The Louisville Daily Journal | 1833 to 1868 |
| Louisville Weekly Journal | 1840 to 1868 |
| Louisville Anzeiger | 184? to 1938 |
| Louisville Weekly Courier | 1846 to 1868 |
| The Twice-A-Week Courier-Journal | 1897 to 19?? |
| Omnibus | 1867 to 19?? |
Map coverage status
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.
Listed places nearby
6 within 8 milesOther 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Kurfees Paint Company | 0.2 miles | 2013 |
 | Christ Church Cathedral | 0.2 miles | 1973 |
 | Howard-Hardy House | 0.2 miles | 2004 |
| Savoy Historic District | 0.2 miles | 1988 | |
| Second and Market Streets Historic District | 0.3 miles | 1988 | |
| Bosler Fireproof Garage | 0.3 miles | 1983 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 82001559 in Record Group 79. |
| Jefferson County | All 526 listed properties in this county. |
Provenance
- Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
- Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
- How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.