Kirtland Temple

Kirtland Temple
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
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Location	Kirtland, Ohio
Coordinates	41°37′31″N 81°21′44″W / 41.62528°N 81.36222°W / 41.62528; -81.36222
Built	1833
Architect	Smith, Joseph; Et al.
Architectural style	Gothic, Federal
NRHP Reference #	69000145
Added to NRHP	June 04, 1969

Kirtland Temple
Historical Site
Dedication	27 March 1836 (27 March 1836) by Joseph Smith
Floor area	15,000 sq ft (1,400 m2)
Followed by	Nauvoo Temple
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Additional information Announcement 27 December 1832 Groundbreaking 5 June 1833 Location 9020 Chillicothe Rd Kirtland, Ohio 44094 Exterior finish sandstone and stucco Temple design Federal Georgian and New England Colonial Notes Owned and operated by Community of Christ

Coordinates: 41°37′31″N 81°21′44″W / 41.62528°N 81.36222°W / 41.62528; -81.36222

The Kirtland Temple is a National Historic Landmark in Kirtland, Ohio, USA, on the eastern edge of the Cleveland metropolitan area. Owned and operated by the Community of Christ, formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS), the house of worship was the first temple to be built by adherents of the Latter Day Saint movement. The design mixes Federal, Greek Revival and Gothic Revival architectural styles.

Each year tens of thousands take tours of the temple. Members of various Latter Day Saint denominations also travel to the temple where the Community of Christ allows them to hold 50 to 60 worship services and educational events each year. There are also community Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Holy Week services that are held at the temple each year.

A Spiritual Formation and Visitors' Center has been constructed by the Community of Christ. The center, opened in March 2007 and dedicated on 9 June 2007, enhances the worship, educational, and administrative ministries of the temple by providing classroom space, worship space, a multi-use theater and offices.

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