Portland Oregon Temple
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Number | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dedicated | August 19, 1989 Gordon B. Hinckley | by ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Site | 7.3 acres (3 hectares) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Floor area | 80,500 sq ft (7,480 m2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 181 ft (55 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Frankfurt Germany Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Followed by | Las Vegas Nevada Temple | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 45°25′31.24200″N 122°44′32.00639″W / 45.4253450000°N 122.7422239972°W
The Portland Oregon Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located on 7 acres (28,000 m2) of land near the intersection of Highway 217 and I-5 in Lake Oswego, Oregon. The temple's architecture features six white spires and a white marble exterior accented with green marble trim and topped with a green slate roof. It is 80,500 square feet (7,480 m2) in area, with four ordinance rooms and fourteen sealing rooms.[1]
History[]
The temple in Portland was the church's first in Oregon, dedicated in 1989, by Gordon B. Hinckley; with the Medford Oregon Temple completed in 2000.[2][3] In 1989, more than 314,000 people attended the public open house held before the temple was dedicated by Gordon B. Hinckley.[1]
University of New Mexico historian, Ferenc Morton Szasz, places the temple in a group of Post-World War II temples built in western American States, calling the group of Mormon temples "the most impressive religious structures of the entire western postwar building boom."[4]
The temple, the church's 42nd operating structure, serves members of stakes in the Portland metropolitan area, other parts of Oregon and two cities in Washington.
In 2012, the church added a visitor's center which is open to the public daily from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., which, along with the temple's grounds, continues to be enjoyed by the surrounding community.[1] The visitor's center was formally dedicated by Gary E. Stevenson in June 2013.[5]
In 2014, the temple celebrated the 25th year the temple has been in operation.[6]
In 2020, the Portland Oregon Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.[7]
See also[]
Red = Operating
Blue = Under construction
Yellow = Announced
Black = Closed for renovation
- List of temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by geographic region
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oregon
Gallery[]
Portland Temple Sign
Spire of the Portland Oregon Temple
Portland Temple at night
References[]
- ^ a b c Newell, Cliff (August 28, 2014). "Reaching toward heaven, reaching out to people". Portland Tribune. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ "Mormon Temple Will Rise in Southern Oregon". The Oregonian. Portland, Oregon. March 24, 1999.
- ^ "Mormons Plan 2nd Ore. Temple". The Seattle Times. Seattle, Washington. (AP). April 4, 1999.
- ^ Szasz, Ferenc Morton (2000). Religion in the Modern American West. University of Arizona Press. p. 107. ISBN 0816522456.
- ^ Bartelt, Karen Wallace (June 15, 2013), "Portland Oregon Temple: Bishop Stevenson dedicates visitors' center", Church News
- ^ Toone, Trent (August 7, 2014). "LDS Church's Portland Oregon Temple turns 25". Deseret News. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
Media related to Portland Oregon Temple at Wikimedia Commons
- Portland Oregon Temple Official site
- Portland Oregon Temple at ChurchofJesusChristTemples.org
- 20th-century Latter Day Saint temples
- Buildings and structures in Clackamas County, Oregon
- Buildings and structures in Lake Oswego, Oregon
- Religious buildings and structures in Oregon
- Religious buildings and structures completed in 1989
- Temples (LDS Church) in the United States
- Tourist attractions in Clackamas County, Oregon
- 1989 establishments in Oregon
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Oregon