The congregation was founded in 1849 when an Orthodox group known as the "Sons of Israel" gathered for daily services in Providence.

[2] Due in part to the housing crash of 2008, Beth Shalom was unable to sell the building, and it became neglected and vandalized.

[4] The Broad Street building, a Classical Revival brick structure, was designed by Banning & Thornton and built in 1910–11.

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