Congregation Beth El Site - View this location on map Temple Beth El, known as the Fowler Street Shul, was the first synagogue in Dorchester. Dedicated in 1912, the neoclassical building with a domed roof was designed by South Boston architect John Hasty. The only wooden temple built in Boston, it was modeled after the 1763 Touro, Rhode Island synagogue. The temple sat in the heart of Boston s emerging Jewish community, and remained the spiritual focal point for Dorchester until 1967 when the congregation moved to Newton. The temple was razed in 1998 for the Erie Ellington Homes, an affordable housing development that has won awards for its use of sustainable technology and is a model for urban housing. 94 Fowler St., Boston, MA Historical

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