Anchorage Alaska Temple | ||||
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Number | 54 | |||
Dedication | January 9, 1999, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Site | 5.4 acres (2.2 ha) | |||
Floor area | 11,937 sq ft (1,109.0 m2) | |||
Height | 71 ft (22 m) | |||
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Additional information | ||||
Announced | October 4, 1997, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Groundbreaking | April 17, 1998, by F. Melvin Hammond | |||
Open house | December 29-31, 1998 | |||
Rededicated | February 8, 2004, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Current president | Rodney D. Metcalf[1] | |||
Designed by | McCool Carlson Green | |||
Location | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | |||
Geographic coordinates | 61°6′5.857200″N 149°50′25.84319″W / 61.10162700000°N 149.8405119972°W | |||
Exterior finish | Stone-clad Sierra white granite quarried from near Fresno, California | |||
Baptistries | 1 | |||
Ordinance rooms | 2 (two-stage progressive) | |||
Sealing rooms | 1 | |||
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The Anchorage Alaska Temple is the 54th operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The temple serves church members in Alaska and the Yukon Territory.