Denver Colorado Temple
Denver Colorado Temple
Groundbreaking: May 19, 1984
Gordon B. Hinckley
Cornerstone Laying: October 24, 1986
Ezra Taft Benson
Temple Dedication: October 24, 1986
Ezra Taft Benson
Location: 2001 East Phillips Circle
Littleton, Colorado
Dimensions of Building: 166 Feet by 184 Feet
Exterior Finish Modern design, single spire
Capped with statue of
Moroni 90 feet high;
Precast stone walls and built-up
Roof.
Seattle Temple
Groundbreaking: May 27, 1978 Marion G. Romney Cornerstone Laying: November 3, 1979 N. Eldon Tanner Temple Dedication: November 17, 1980 Spencer W. Kimball th Location: 2808-148 Ave. SE Bellevue, Washington Dimensions of Building: Ground level is 142 feet by 194 feet: upper levels are 117 feet by 163 feet. Height to square is 70 feet, to top of Moroni statue, 179 feet. Exterior Finish: Reinforced concrete faced with white marble aggregate and cast stone.
San Diego Temple
Groundbreaking: February 27, 1988
Ezra Taft Benson
Cornerstone Laying: April 25, 1993
President Gordon B. Hinckley,
Thomas E. Monson
Temple Dedication: April 25, 1993
President Gordon B. Hinckley
Location: Adjacent to Interstate 5, In the
suburban community of La Jolla
Total Floor Area: 59,000 square feet
Height of Building: Two major spires rise 190 feet.
The East spire is topped by a 10
foot gold-leafed statue of the
Angel Moroni
Exterior Finsih: Whit marble-chips exterior with
art glass windows
Oakland Temple
Groundbreaking: May 26, 1962
President David O. McKay
Cornerstone Laying: May 25, 1963
President Joseph Fielding Smith
Of the Quorum of the Twelve
Temple Dedication: November 17, 1964
President David O. McKay
Location: 4770 Lincoln Ave.
Oakland, California
Dimensions of Building: Temple proper, 210 feet by 190
feet with a central tower rising
170 feet, other towers 96 feet
Exterior Finish: Reinforced concrete faced with
Sierra white granite from
Raymond, California
Idaho Falls Temple
Groundbreaking: December 19, 1939 President David O. McKay Cornerstone Laying: October 19, 1940 President David O. McKay Temple Dedication: September 23, 1945 President George Albert Smith Location: 1000 Memorial Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho Dimensions of Building: 170 feet by 190 feet; tower 148 feet high. There are two annexes which were built later and added 7,700 square feet of floor space. Exterior Finish: Built of reinforced concrete. A mixture of white quartz aggregate and white cement known as cast stone covers the 16-inch exterior walls in slabs two iches thick. A 12 foot gold leaf, fiberglass statue of Moroni was added September 5, 1983
Dallas Texas Temple
Groundbreaking: January 22, 1983 Gordon B. Hinckley Cornerstone Laying: October 19, 1984 Gordon B. Hinckley Temple Dedication: December 19, 1984 Gordon B. Hinckley Location: 6363 Willow Lane, Dallas, Texas Dimensions of Building: 236 feet by 78 feet. Exterior Finish: Light colored marble tile walls, dark gray slate roof
Las Vegas Temple
Groundbreaking: November 30, 1985
Gordon B. Hinckley
Cornerstone Laying: December 16, 1989
Gordon B. Hinckley
Temple Dedication: December 16, 1989
Gordon B. Hinckley
Location: 827 Temple View Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dimensions of Building: 260 feet long by 127 feet wide.
Spire 119 feet
Exterior Finish: White pre-cast stone wall with
copper roof detailing
Logan Temple
Groundbreaking: May 18, 1877 John W. Young Cornerstone Laying: September 17, 1877 Franklin D. Richards Temple Dedication: May 17,1884 President John Taylor Rededicated after remodeling March 13, 1979 by President Spencer W. Kimball Location: 175 North 300 East Logan, Utah Dimensions of Building: 171 feet long, 95 feet wide, 86 feet high; four octagonal towers, each 100 feet high. Exterior Finish: Dark colored, silicous limestone, extremely hard and compact in texture, was used for the major portions of the temple.
Provo Temple
Groundbreaking: September 15, 1967 President Hugh B. Brown Cornerstone Laying: May 21, 1971 President Harold B. Lee Temple Dedication: February 9, 1972 Joseph Fielding Smith Location: 220 N. West Temple Drive Provo, Utah Dimensions of Building: 200 feet by 184 feet high with a 118 foot spire on top of the building Exterior Finish: White cast stone, gold-anodized aluminum grilles, bronze glass panels, and single spire finished in gold and anodized aluminum.
Toronto Ontario Temple
Groundbreaking: October 10, 1987
Thomas S. Monson
Cornerstone Laying: August 25, 1990
Gordon B. Hinckley
Temple Dedication: August 25, 1990
Gordon B. Hinckley
Location: 10060 Bramalea Road,
Brampton, Ontario
Dimensions of Building: 154 feet by 218 feet; Moroni
statue is atop tallest spire at 105
feet.
Exterior Finish: White cast stone
Alberta Temple
Groundbreaking: November 9, 1913 Daniel Kent Greene Cornerstone Laying: September 19, 1915 Elder David O. McKay Temple Dedication: August 26, 1923 President Heber J. Grant Location: 348 3rd Street West, Cardeston, Alberta, Canada Dimensions of Building: Originally 100 by 100 feet, height 85 feet Exterior Finish: White granite quarried near Kootenai Lakes in Nelson, British Columbia. Each stone was hand-hewn at the quarry or temple site
Arizona Temple
Groundbreaking: April 25, 1922 Cornerstone Laying: November 12, 1923 Elder Richard R. Lyman of the Council of the Twelve. Temple Dedication: Sunday October 23, 1927 President Heber J. Grant Location: 121 South LeSueur , Mesa, Arizona Dimensions of Building: 128 feet north and south, 184 feet east and west, and 50 feet height above the foundations. Exterior Finish: Concrete reinforced with 130 tons of steel. exterior is faced with a tera-cotta glaze which is egg-shell in color and tile-like finish.
Manti Temple
Groundbreaking: April 25, 1877
President Brigham Young
Cornerstone Laying: April 14, 1879
Lorenzo Snow
Temple Dedication: May 17, 1888
President Wilford Woodruff
Location: Hill above U.S. Highway 89 in
Manti, Utah
Dimensions of Building: 171 feet long, 95 feet wide,
walls 79 feet high, east tower
179 feet high, west tower 169
feet high, building at ground
level 60 feet above highway
below
Exterior Finish: Fine textured, cream colored
oolite limestone obtained from
quarries in hill upon which it is
built.
Hawaii Temple
Groundbreaking: June 1, 1915 President Joseph F. Smith Temple Dedication: November 27, 1919 President Heber J. Grant Rededicated after remodeling, June 13, 1978 by President Spencer W. Kimball Location: On the northeast side of the island Oahu, at 55-630 Lanihuli Place, Laie, Hawaii Dimensions of Building: 102 feet from east to west, 78 feet from north to south, rising to a height of 50 feet above the upper terrace. Very similar “cubical contents” as ancient Temple of Solomon. Exterior Finish: Built of concrete made from the crushed lava rock of the area, reinforced with steel, after hardening it is dressed on the exterior by pneumatic stone cutting tools which produced a cream white finish.
Chicago Temple
Groundbreaking: August 13, 1983
Gordon B. Hinckley
Cornerstone Laying: August 9, 1985
Gordon B. Hinckley
Temple Dedication: August 9, 1985
Gordon B. Hinckley
Location: 4151 West Lake Avenue,
Glenview, Illinois
Dimensions of Building: 236 feet long and 78 feet wide,
7 foot tall Moroni statue is atop
tallest spire 112 feet high
Exterior Finish: Gray buff marble, gray slate roof
St. George Temple
Groundbreaking: November 9, 1871 President Brigham Young Cornerstone Laying: April 1, 1874 President Brigham Young Temple Dedication: April 6, 1877 Daniel H. Wells. Rededicated after remodeling November 11, 1975 by President Spencer W. Kimball Location: 200 East 400 South St. George, Utah Total Floor Area: 56,062 square feet in original building. 110,000 square feet after remodeling Dimensions of Building: Outside measurements of temple proper are 142 feet long by 96 feet wide. To the top of the buttresses, the height is 80 feet, and to the top of the vane, 175 feet. Exterior Finish: Native red sandstone quarried north of the city was used for the temple which was then plastered white.
Ogden Temple
Groundbreaking: September 8, 1969 President Hugh B. Brown Cornerstone Laying: September 7, 1970 President N. Eldon Tanner Temple Dedication: January 18, 1972 President Joseph Fielding Smith Location: Ogden Temple Square, 350 nd 22 Street Ogden, Utah Dimensions of Building: 200 feet by 184 feet; tower 180 feet above ground level Exterior Finish: White cast stone with a fluted appearance, gold-anodized aluminum grillwork and tower, gold directional glass windows
Jordan River Temple
Groundbreaking: June 6, 1979
President Spencer W. Kimball
Temple Dedication: November 16, 1981
Marion G. Romney
Cornerstone Laying: August 15, 1981
Marion G. Romney
Location: 10200 South 1300 West
South Jordan, Utah
Dimensions of Building: Ground floor 21 feet wide, 218
feet deep upper levels, 166 feet
wide and 140 feet deep. Height
58 feet above ground with
central tower and bronze figure
of the Angel Moroni reaching
199 feet.
Exterior Finish: Faced with white cast stone of
white marble chips. Stained
glass windows adorn each of
four facades and the tower.
Atlanta Georgia Temple
Groundbreaking: March 7, 1981 President Spencer W. Kimball Cornerstone Laying: June 1, 1983 Gordon B. Hinckley Temple Dedication: June 1, 1983 Gordon B. Hinckley Location: 6450 Barfield Road, Atlanta, Georgia Dimensions of Building: 187 feet by 166 feet Exterior Finish: Precast stone walls,built-up roof
Washington Temple
Groundbreaking: December 7, 1968 President Hugh B. Brown Cornerstone Laying: September 9, 1974 President Spencer W. Kimball Temple Dedication: November 19, 1974 President Spencer W. Kimball Location: 9900 Stoneybrook Drive, Kensington, Maryland Dimensions of Building: 248 feet long, 136 feet wide, not including annex or bridge to temple proper. Statue of Angel Moroni on highest spire 288 feet above ground. Exterior Finish: Reinforced concrete sheathed in 173,000 square feet of Alabama white marble
Los Angeles Temple
Groundbreaking: September 22, 1951 President David O. McKay Cornerstone Laying: December 11, 1953 Stephen L. Richards Temple Dedication: March 11, 1956 President David O. McKay Location: 10777 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles, California Dimensions of Building: 364 feet wide, 241 feet deep, overall height of building tower is 257 feet 1 ½ inches Exterior Finish: Built of reinforced concrete and structural steel, building is fireproof and quake resistant. Exterior covered with 146,000 square feet of Mo-Sai stone facing
Boise Idaho Temple
Groundbreaking: December 18, 1982 Mark E. Petersen Cornerstone Laying: May 25, 1984 Gordon B. Hinckley Temple Dedication: May 25, 1984 Gordon B. Hinckley Location: 1211 South Cole Road Boise, Idaho Dimensions of Building: 236 feet by 78 feet Exterior Finish: Temple is faced with light colored marble and has a slate roof
Portland Oregon Temple
Groundbreaking: September 20, 1986 Gordon B. Hinckley Cornerstone Laying: August 19, 1989 Gordon B. Hinckley Temple Dedication: August 19, 1989 Gordon B. Hinckley Location: 13600 S. W. Kruse Oaks Blvd. Lake Oswego, Oregon Dimensions of Building: 270 feet long by 180 feet wide Exterior Finish: White marble walls, slate roof