Touro Synogogue - 1763
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Touro Synogogue - 1763 A National Historic Site Touro St., Newport, R. I. This is the oldest Synagogue in America, named for Isaac de Touro who came here from Amsterdam in 1758. Designed by Peter Harrison, America's first architect, the building is set at an angle to the street so that the Ark of the Convenant is on a wall facing Jeruselem |