Nauvoo Illinois Temple

DedicatedDetailed profile

Announced: April 4, 1999
Groundbreaking: October 24, 1999
Dedicated: June 27, 2002

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Overview

The Nauvoo Illinois Temple is the reconstructed temple associated with the historic Nauvoo site. The current building was announced in 1999, began construction later that year, and was dedicated in June 2002. Its 47,000-square-foot exterior uses Alabama limestone. Temple Corner keeps this current record separate from the original Nauvoo Temple, whose nineteenth-century history and surviving site evidence belong to a related historical entity rather than to the current operating building.

Detailed profile. This page includes an editorial history drawn from verified facts.

Timeline

April 4, 1999Announced
October 24, 1999GroundbreakingGordon B. Hinckley
May 6, 2002 – June 22, 2002Public open house
June 27, 2002DedicatedBy Gordon B. Hinckley

12 scheduled maintenance closures are recorded between 2025 and 2027. Closure schedules change; confirm on the official site before visiting.

Notable facts

NoteThe original Nauvoo Temple and the current Nauvoo Illinois Temple are separate historical entities connected by site and reconstruction history.
HistoryThe original temple was dedicated in May 1846, burned in 1848, and later lost much of its remaining structure to a tornado.
HistoryThe current temple was announced in 1999 and dedicated in June 2002 on the original site/footprint context.
ContextThe reconstructed temple is associated with the historic Nauvoo temple site and wider Nauvoo historic landscape.
Nearby historyHistoric Nauvoo, Nauvoo temple site, Nauvoo historic district.

Architecture & details

Elevation above sea level	650 feet
Height	162 feet 5 inches
Order of dedication	113th temple dedicated
Ordinance rooms	1 baptistry · 4 instruction · 6 sealing
Site area	3.3 acres
Floor area	47,000 square feet
Exterior	Alabama limestone.