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“The Plum Street Synagogue was designed by James K. Wilson, a Cincinnati architect, working closely with Isaac Mayer Wise (1819-1900), the founder of Reform Judaism in the United States. Whereas the Saracenic exterior—complete with two prominent minarets—is competent, the neo-Gothic interior is ablaze with glory. Kaleidoscopic motifs and colors are woven together like a gigantic Oriental rug. Scarce an inch is left unattended…but all is carried out with excellent harmony of scale. The bimah (reading platform) is backed by an ark of intricate geometry. The Ten Commandments stand out brightly in the window over the bimah, while the artificial lighting does a commendable job of helping create a joyful setting for worship.”

— G. E. Kidder Smith. Looking at Architecture. p136.