Chicago Illinois Temple

Chicago Illinois Temple
Number	35
Dedication	August 9, 1985, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Site	13 acres (5.3 ha)
Floor area	37,062 sq ft (3,443.2 m2)
Height	112 ft (34 m)
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Church chronology
← Stockholm Sweden Temple Chicago Illinois Temple → Johannesburg South Africa Temple
Additional information
Announced	April 1, 1981, by Spencer W. Kimball
Groundbreaking	August 13, 1983, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Open house	July 15 – August 3, 1985
Rededicated	October 8, 1989, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Current president	Jack D. Ward
Designed by	Wight & Co and Church A&E Services
Location	Glenview, Illinois, United States
Geographic coordinates	42°5′12.6″N 87°51′34.2″W
Exterior finish	Temple granite
Temple design	Modern adaptation of six-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	5 (stationary)
Sealing rooms	3
Notes	Rededication 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 (LDS Church). 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). Located in the Chicago suburb of Glenview, the site of Chicago Illinois Temple was dedicated on August 13, 1985 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 Chicago temple is able to accommodate a broad spectrum of church members, from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds as Spanish, Polish, Korean and other Asian cultures, as well as members who are deaf. Construction of the temple also allowed local Latter-day Saints to contribute their means, talents, and time. Children donated pennies. Young women made dolls for the temple nursery. Women crocheted and tatted altar cloths. Many donated hours in helping with the open house, held 15 July–3 August 1985, during which over one hundred thousand people toured the temple. Hinckley dedicated the Chicago Illinois Temple on August 9, 1985. The temple now has a total of 29,751 square feet (2,764.0 m²), five ordinance rooms, and four sealing rooms.

See also

• Comparison of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
• Temple architecture (Latter-day Saints)
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Illinois

External links

• Media related to Chicago Illinois Temple at Wikimedia Commons
• Official Chicago Illinois Temple page
• Chicago Illinois Temple page