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The Versatile Bush Temple, Bush Street
The Bush Temple was designed after the architecture of the Doge's Palace on the piazetta in Venice. The temple was built in 1863 by the congregation Ohabai Shalome, orthodox Jewish defectors from Temple Emanu-El. The Moorish-Venetian building designed by Moses J. Lyon has since housed a Buddhist temple, a Christian church, and disciples of Shunryu Suzuki Roshi. Today the Bush Temple is home to Kokoro Senior Citizen Assisted Living Center, a retirement facility for Japanese-Americans. It's ironic that Christians, Buddhists, Shintoists, and Jewish congregations have all used a building designed in a Muslim style - now that's diversity. The 145-year old building is a San Francisco Historic Landmark.
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