Manhattan New York Temple
| Manhattan New York Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Number | 119 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dedication | 13 June 2004 by Gordon B. Hinckley |
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| Floor area | 20,630 sq ft (1,917 m2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Copenhagen Denmark Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Followed by | San Antonio Texas Temple | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 40°46′23.52719″N 73°58′53.34600″W / 40.7732019972°N 73.9814850000°W
The Manhattan New York Temple is the 119th operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is the second "high rise" LDS temple to be constructed, after the Hong Kong China Temple, and the third LDS temple converted from an existing building. (The previous two being the Vernal Utah Temple and the Copenhagen Denmark Temple.)
The announcement of a temple in New York City was made on August 7, 2002. News coverage was widespread. Several months before, on March 24, 2002, at a special regional conference broadcast from Manhattan to surrounding stakes and districts, LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley told those in attendance that he expected a temple to be built in the area in the next two years. It was widely assumed that this was in reference to the previously announced temple in Harrison, New York, construction of which had been delayed for several years. The need for a temple in the area became apparent during the previous decade when local Mormon membership tripled to more than 42,000 members.
A groundbreaking ceremony and site dedication were held on September 23, 2002, with construction beginning soon after. Temple architect was Frank Fernandez, who has worked on other large LDS Church building projects in Manhattan, as supervised by LDS Temple Department construction manager Cory Karl. As was done with the Vernal Utah Temple, the Church decided to adapt an existing stake center building—which stands on the northeast corner of the intersection of West 65th Street, Broadway, and Columbus Avenue, and is across the street from Lincoln Center—into the temple. The original building was dedicated in May 1975 by LDS Church President Spencer W. Kimball and still houses a Church public affairs office on the second floor and a chapel, cultural hall, baptismal font, and classrooms on the third floor.
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