en Louisville Kentucky Temple

Louisville Kentucky Temple
Louisville Kentucky Temple
Number	76
Dedication	March 19, 2000, by Thomas S. Monson
Site	3 acres (1.2 ha)
Floor area	10,700 sq ft (990 m2)
Height	71 ft (22 m)
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Church chronology
Additional information
Announced	March 17, 1999, by Gordon B. Hinckley
Groundbreaking	May 29, 1999, by John K. Carmack
Open house	March 4–11, 2000
Current president	Michael Allen Gillenwater
Designed by	Firestone Jaros Mullin--Mike Karpinski Architect
Location	Crestwood, Kentucky, United States
Geographic coordinates	38°19′16.03200″N 85°29′19.83480″W / 38.3211200000°N 85.4888430000°W
Exterior finish	Imperial Danby White marble quarried in Vermont
Temple design	Classic modern, single-spire design
Baptistries	1
Ordinance rooms	2 (two-stage progressive)
Sealing rooms	2
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The Louisville Kentucky Temple is the 76th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is physically located in Pewee Valley, Kentucky with a mailing address of Crestwood, Kentucky. The adjacent communities are suburbs of Louisville.

History

The Louisville Kentucky Temple was announced on March 27, 1999.^[2] Thomas S. Monson, of the church's First Presidency, dedicated the Louisville Kentucky Temple on March 19, 2000. The dedication was held after a weeklong public open house.

The Louisville Kentucky Temple has the same design as other small temples built during the same time. The exterior is made of white marble quarried in Vermont and has a single-spire topped with a gold statue of the angel Moroni. It has a total floor area of 10,700 square feet (990 m²), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms.

In 2020, the Louisville Kentucky Temple was closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic.^[3]