Prayer hall of Jochem Izak Aron Spitz in Amsterdam
Object Detail
Building Date
17th century (building), from 1862 (served as a synagogue)
Synagogue active dates
1862-1906
Reconstruction Dates
Architect/ Maker
Unknown (Unknown)
Style
Unknown|
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Brick
Summary and Remarks
Today the Rembrandt House Museum. Rembrandt (1606-1669) lived and worked in this house between 1639 and 1656. In 1862 Jochem Izak Aron Spitz bought this building. In 1906 the building was sold to the city of Amsterdam.
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Condition
Present Usage
Museum
Present Usage Details
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
1 (Local)
Condition of Building Fabric
B (Fair)
Bibliography
van Agt, J.F., Edward van Voolen. Synagogen in Nederland (Hilversum: Gooi and Sticht, 1988)
van Voolen, Edward, Paul Meijer. Synagogen van Nederland (Zutphen: Walburg Pers, 2006)
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
[CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Photographer
Unknown
Photograph Date
2006
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 52.369408, 4.901234