Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City in Salt Lake County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Salt Lake Temple

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 15, 2019

1. Salt Lake Temple Marker

Inscription. The temple is used by Church members for marriages and other sacred ordinances designed to strengthen families, both now and for eternity. Begun in 1853, it was completed 40 years later. Granite rock used in its construction was hauled 23 miles by ox-drawn wagons from Little Cottonwood Canyon. The walls are nine feet thick at the ground level and narrow to six feet thick at the top. The east center tower is 210 feet high and is topped by the statue of an angel heralding the restoration to earth of the gospel of Jesus Christ in the latter days.

Erected by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1853.

Location. 40° 46.209′ N, 111° 53.523′ W. Marker is in Salt Lake City, Utah, in Salt Lake County. It is in Capitol Hill. It can be reached from North West Temple north of South Temple. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 50 N West Temple, Salt Lake City UT 84150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Wasatch Front

and in Greater Salt Lake.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joseph Smith Receives the Plates (within shouting distance of this marker); Seagull Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Great Salt Lake Base and Meridian

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mormon Pioneer Monument (about 300 feet away); Joseph Smith's First Vision (about 300 feet away); Assembly Hall (about 300 feet away); Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother (about 300 feet away); In Honor of Brigham Young and the Pioneers (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salt Lake City.

Also see . . . Temple Website. (Submitted on April 15, 2019.)

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 15, 2019

2. Salt Lake Temple Marker

Salt Lake Temple image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 14, 2019

3. Salt Lake Temple

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 15, 2019

4. Salt Lake Temple

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 15, 2019

5. Salt Lake Temple

Laying the Capstone of the Temple image. Click for full size.

Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, 1892

6. Laying the Capstone of the Temple

Full title is: Historic American Buildings Survey, Gift of Thomas C. Vint, Chief of Design and Construction, National Park Service, Washington, D.C., view of 1892, photocopied 1960, LAYING THE CAP STONE OF THE TEMPLE. - Salt Lake Temple, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, UT

<i>Temple Square, Salt Lake City</i> image. Click for full size.

Postcard published by Detroit Photographic Co. (image courtesy of the Library of Congress), circa 1902

7. Temple Square, Salt Lake City

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 620 times since then and 50 times this year. Last updated on April 15, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 15, 2019, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 6. submitted on April 15, 2019, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. 7. submitted on April 15, 2019. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.