Chicago Illinois Temple

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Chicago Illinois Temple
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Chicago Illinois Temple
Number35
DedicationAugust 9, 1985, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site13 acres (5.3 ha)
Floor area37,062 sq ft (3,443.2 m2)
Height112 ft (34 m)
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Church chronology
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Additional information
AnnouncedApril 1, 1981
GroundbreakingAugust 13, 1983, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Open houseJuly 15 – August 3, 1985
RededicatedOctober 8, 1989, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Current presidentJack D. Ward [1]
Designed byWight & Co and Church A&E Services
Location Glenview, Illinois, United States
Geographic coordinates 42°5′12.6″N87°51′34.2″W / 42.086833°N 87.859500°W / 42.086833; -87.859500
Exterior finishTemple granite
Temple designModern adaptation of six-spire design
Ordinance rooms5 (Movie, stationary rooms)
Sealing rooms3
Clothing rentalNo
Visitors' centerNo
NotesRededication in 1989 was for the addition only
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The Chicago Illinois Temple is the thirty-fifth temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is the second of three church temples that have been built in Illinois (The first and the third being the Nauvoo Temple and the Nauvoo Illinois Temple).

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History

Located in the Chicago suburb of Glenview, ground was broken on the site of Chicago Illinois Temple on August 13, 1983 by Gordon B. Hinckley, a member of the church's First Presidency. The structure itself was constructed in gray buff marble and its roof features gray slate. Architects used a revolutionary design for LDS temples, adapting the traditional six-spire design and adding modern motifs.

The construction of the temple faced some pushback from the community due to environmental concerns. [2] Construction was eventually able to proceed. [3] Construction of the temple also allowed local Latter-day Saints to contribute their means, talents, and time. This included children donating pennies, young women making dolls for the temple nursery, and women crocheting and tatting altar cloths. Many hours were donated in helping with the public open house, held July 15 – August 3, 1985, during which over one hundred thousand people toured the temple. [4] Hinckley dedicated the temple on August 9, 1985. [5]

Four years after the dedication, the temple was closed and expanded that more than doubled its size. [6] The temple now has a total of 37,062 square feet (3,443.2 m2), five ordinance rooms, and three sealing rooms.

On December 24, 2008, a frozen sprinkler pipe burst in the ceiling, with water-damaged furniture, carpet and wood trim that all had to be replaced. [6]

In 2020, like all the church's other temples, the Chicago Illinois Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "New Temple Leaders Called to Serve in 2022", Newsroom, LDS Church, October 24, 2022 [26 May 2022], retrieved October 24, 2022
  2. ↑ "Ecologists worry Mormon Temple would ruin historic nature preserve". Daily Republican-Register. Associated Press. December 6, 1982. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ Cohen, Rena Wish (July 3, 1983). "Naturalists lose battle to Mormons". The Daily Herald (Illinois). Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ Herald, Daily (August 10, 1985). "Mormons dedicate Glenview Temple". The Daily Herald (Illinois). Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  5. ↑ Herald, Daily (August 8, 1985). "New Mormon temple dedication Friday". The Daily Herald (Illinois). Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Taylor, Scott. "LDS Church not just temple-building, but temple-renovating", Deseret News , 27 March 2017. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
  7. ↑ Stack, Peggy Fletcher. "All Latter-day Saint temples to close due to coronavirus", The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 March 2020. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
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