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One of 316 National Register listings published here for Harris County · listed in 2024 · category: Building.
Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service
K'nesseth Israel Synagogue
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2024.
The listing
- What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 2 buildingss as contributing to the listing.
- Address. 100 West Sterling Avenue, Baytown, 77520
- When was it listed? February 2024
- Category. building
- Census division. Baytown
- National Register reference number. 100009949 - assigned by the National Park Service when the property was listed.
Fires near this property
10 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of K'nesseth Israel Synagogue between 1992 and 2015, burning about 60 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1997 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge | TXPTBEACH |
| 14 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 12 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge | TPHATFIELD |
| 27 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge | TPELDRIDGE |
| 31 July 1992 | Natural | 1.0 acres | McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge | TP CATTLE |
| 18 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | WOODVILLE - 219 |
| 6 March 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | not named |
| 10 March 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge | NO TXP PARKING LOT |
Mines and quarries near this property
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of K'nesseth Israel Synagogue: 1 plant, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sulfur, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Coast Portland Cement Co | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| (Facility) Exxon Baytown Refinery | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| Baytown Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | Producer |
Storms near this property
27 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baytown, the town this property stands in, in 27 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 6 tornado, 4 funnel cloud. The reports record 7 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Baytown | 4 hurt, $3,000,000 | Tornado touched down on the Exxon refinery west of Decker Rd., then travelled NE for 3 miles. Damage to the Exxon cooling tower, major damage to the Days Inn on Decker Rd, numerous apartment complexes and residences in the Allen Brook Subdivision. This was one of three tornadoes that touched down in Baytown on this day, and was the most destructive. Fifty-six apartments destroyed, over 150 residences sustained damage varying from minor to major. Four minor injuries from flying glass, etc. |
| November 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Baytown | 3 hurt, $225,000 | Tornado down in southeast Baytown with 54 apartment units in 4 buildings damaged and several homes receiving roof damage. A few minor injuries. |
| July 1997 | Lightning | Baytown | $5,000,000 | Lightning struck Exxon plant causing electrical problems at the facility. Millions of dollars lost because they had to temporarly shut the plant down. |
| February 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Baytown | $750,000 | Second tornado touchdown just east of where the first one lifted. This tornado travelled NE for 4 miles before lifting at HWY 146 & Staples Rd. Structural damage to homes in Chapparal Village. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baytown | $300,000 | Bow echo tracked across Baytown area. Roof damaged at Sterling H.S., with roof damage at apartments in Cloverleaf area and at parking garage on Texas Ave. Tractor-trailer blown over at I-10 and Thompson Road. Widespread reports of large trees, fences, and portable signs blown down and windows blown out in Baytown area. |
| February 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Baytown | $250,000 | Third tornado touchdown 1.5 miles south of HWY 146 in Baytown. Billboards snapped, and damage to mobile homes at a local dealership. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baytown | $75,000 | Straight line wind damage at an apartment complex (3800 Baker Drive). Rear building's roof was ripped off with surrounding buildings receiving siding damage. |
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | Baytown | $50,000 | Flood waters entered five homes. |
| November 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baytown | $50,000 | At least 11 trees uprooted across town with damaged traffic light fixtures. Report of trees down on carports with vehicle damage. |
| November 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Baytown | $50,000 | Tornado touch down in Northern Baytown causing minor roof and tree damage near Lynchburg-Cedar Bayou Road at Barkuloo. |
| September 1997 | Lightning | Baytown | $50,000 | Lightning induced fire at wastewater treatment facility at Exxon Refinery. |
| April 1997 | Hail | Baytown | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baytown | $15,000 | Power lines down. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baytown | $15,000 | Trees blown down (one onto a roof). |
| July 2005 | Hail | Baytown | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Baytown | $15,000 | no account filed |
| January 1997 | Tornado (F0) | Baytown | $15,000 | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Flash Flood | Baytown | $5,000 | High water on Desee Rd, Sterling Rd, and Main St. |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baytown | $5,000 | 16 foot business sign blown down on Garth Rd. This sign was built to withstand 60 mph winds. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Baytown | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Baytown | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Hail | Baytown | $5,000 | no account filed |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baytown | - | Thunderstorm wind gust occurred along the Houston Ship Channel. |
| May 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Baytown | - | Several funnel clouds over the Houston Ship Channel. |
| June 2003 | Funnel Cloud | Baytown | - | Multiple funnel clouds sighted. |
| April 2000 | Funnel Cloud | Baytown | - | Funnel cloud near Exxon Plant in Baytown. |
| June 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Baytown | - | no account filed |
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
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan's Point Historic District | 4.6 miles | 1994 | |
 | Sterling, Ross,S., House | 4.8 miles | 1982 |
 | Sylvan Beach Pavilion | 6.2 miles | 2010 |
 | San Jacinto Battlefield | 6.8 miles | 1966 |
 | U.S.S. TEXAS | 7.5 miles | 1976 |
Sources for this property
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 100009949 in Record Group 79. |
| Harris County | All 316 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.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- 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.