Temple Lot

Temple Lot
The Temple Lot in Independence, Missouri, with Church of Christ (Temple Lot) headquarters in white frame building just to the left of center; Community of Christ temple and Stone Church to the right and far left, respectively.
Religion
Affiliation	Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
Year consecrated	1831; 193 years ago (1831)
Location
Location	200 South River Boulevard, Independence, Missouri
Geographic coordinates	39°05′26″N 94°25′41″W / 39.090678°N 94.427968°W / 39.090678; -94.427968
Architecture
Groundbreaking	1831 (cornerstones laid by Joseph Smith)
Completed	Never completed
Site area	63.27 acres (25.60 ha)
Website
www.churchofchrist-tl.org

The Temple Lot, located in Independence, Missouri, is the first site to be dedicated for the construction of a temple in the Latter Day Saint movement. The area was dedicated on August 3, 1831, by the movement's founder, Joseph Smith.^[1] It was purchased on December 19, 1831, by Edward Partridge to be the center of the New Jerusalem or "City of Zion" after Smith said he received a revelation stating that it would be the gathering spot of the Latter Day Saints during the last days.^[2]

The most prominent 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) section of the Temple Lot is an open, grass-covered field occupied in its northeast corner by a few trees and the headquarters of the Church of Christ (Temple Lot), which is not considered a temple by adherents of that sect. No other structures (with the exception of monuments, markers and signposts) exist on the 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) section, although numerous important structures exist on the 63.5-acre (25.7 ha) section, such as the United Nations Peace Plaza, the Community of Christ Auditorium, the Truman Railroad Depot, the LDS Visitors Center, the Community of Christ Temple, a stake center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church),^[3] and the Six Nations Tree of Peace.