Kirtland Temple - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Kirtland Temple - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Kirtland Temple is the first temple built by adherents of the Latter Day Saint movement and is located in Kirtland, Ohio, United States. Designed by Joseph Smith, the founder and original leader of the movement, the architecture mixes the Federal, Greek Revival, and Gothic Revival architectural styles.Chiat, Marilyn, North American Churches, Publishers International, Ltd.: 2004, p. 71. The temple is currently owned and operated by the Community of Christ, formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church).Roger D. Launius, "Joseph Smith III and the Kirtland Temple Suit", BYU Studies 25:110–116 (Summer 1985). It has been a National Historic Landmark since 1969. Read more on Wikipedia
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