Nauvoo Illinois Temple

Nauvoo Illinois Temple

Number

113

Dedication

27 June 2002 by
Gordon B. Hinckley

Site

3.3 acres (1.3 hectares)

Floor area

54,000 sq ft (5,000 m²)

Height

162 ft (49 m)

Preceded by

Asunción Paraguay Temple

Followed by

The Hague Netherlands Temple

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Additional information
Announcement	4 April 1999
Groundbreaking	24 October 1999 by Gordon B. Hinckley
Open House	6 May – 22 June 2002
Current President	James A. McArthur (2013)
Designed by	FFKR Architecture based on design by William Weeks
Location	50 Wells Street Nauvoo, Illinois 62354 United States
Exterior finish	Limestone block
Temple design	Greek revival
Ordinance rooms	4 with Movie, four-stage progressive sessions
Sealing rooms	6
Clothing rental	Yes
Cafeteria	No services
Visitors' center	Yes
Notes	Built on the site of the Nauvoo Temple and dedicated on the 158th anniversary of the death of Joseph Smith, the exterior is an almost exact reconstruction of the original temple. Primary difference is weather-vane has been replaced with a statue of Moroni. However, the interior has 4 progressive ordinance rooms with murals like those in the early Utah temples leading to the celestial room and 6 sealing rooms.

Coordinates: 40°33′1.216800″N 91°23′2.972399″W / 40.55033800000°N 91.38415899972°W / 40.55033800000; -91.38415899972

The Nauvoo Illinois Temple is the 113th dedicated temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is the third such temple that has been built in Illinois (the original Nauvoo Temple and Chicago Illinois Temple being the others).

Located in the town of Nauvoo, the temple's construction was announced on April 4, 1999, by church president Gordon B. Hinckley. Groundbreaking was conducted on October 24, 1999 and the cornerstones were laid November 5, 2000. The structure itself was built in the Greek Revival architectural style using limestone block quarried in Russellville, Alabama. It is built in the same location as the original structure that was dedicated in 1846.

The building measures 130 feet (40 m) long, 90 feet (27 m) wide, and 162 feet (49 m) tall to the top of the statue of Angel Moroni. It has an area of 54,000 square feet (5,000 m²). It is the only temple owned by the LDS Church today that has a bell tower, although the Kirtland Temple also has a bell tower.

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