Eaton Family Residence-Jewish Center of Norwich
Historic house in New York, United States
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The Eaton Family Residence-Jewish Center of Norwich is a historic home, now unaffiliated[2] Jewish synagogue and community center, located at 72 South Broad Street in Norwich, Chenango County, in New York, in the United States.
| Jewish Center of Norwich | |
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  Location in New York | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Judaism |
| Rite | Unaffiliated |
| Synagogue and community center | |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | 72 South Broad Street, Norwich, New York |
| Country | United States |
 Interactive map of Jewish Center of Norwich | |
| Coordinates | 42°31′38.42″N 75°31′24.5″W |
| Architecture | |
| Architects | Gaggin & Gaggin |
| Type | House |
| Style | Colonial Revival |
| Completed |
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Eaton Family Residence-Jewish Center of Norwich | |
A black and white image of the R. D. Eaton family home | |
| Area | 0.9 acres (0.36 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000375 |
| Added to NRHP | August 26, 2009 |
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The house was built in 1914 for R. D. Eaton to house his family, one of the most prominent families in Central New York. The 2+1⁄2-story, tan brick residence with a green ceramic tile, side-gabled roof resting on a cut stone foundations completed in the Colonial Revival style. The main block is rectangular, five bays wide and two bays deep. The main entrance is set within a prominent one bay wood portico with gabled roof supported by paired, fluted classical columns.[3]
The building has been used as a synagogue and community center by local German-Jewish refugees, since 1955.[3]
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
In April 2008, the synagogue was vandalised by three teenagers, who were charged with burglary, criminal mischief and conspiracy.[2] With the support of Syracuse University, Nancy Cantor, the university's chancellor, and other benefactors, the former house and synagogue was restored.[4]
