Church Office Building

Church Office Building
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General information
Location50 E. North Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
Coordinates40°46′16″N 111°53′22″W / 40.77111°N 111.88944°W / 40.77111; -111.88944
Construction started1962
Completed1972
Cost$31 million
OwnerThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Height
Antenna spire435 ft (133 m)
Roof420 ft (130 m)
Technical details
Floor count28
Design and construction
Architect(s)George Cannon Young

The Church Office Building is a 28-story building in Salt Lake City, Utah, which houses the administrative support staff for the lay ministry of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) throughout the world.[1]

The building is 420 ft (128 m) tall at roof level and is located within the Temple Square complex on the corner of North Temple and State Street.[2] From 1973 until 1998 the office building was the state's tallest structure.[3]

  1. ^ Taylor, Scott. "For 35 years, Church Office Building has been symbolic Mormon headquarters, operational center for church growth", Deseret News, 1 April 2010. Retrieved on 15 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Salt Lake City | Buildings | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved Oct 10, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Raine, George. "What's Doing in Salt Lake City", The New York Times, 12 July 1981. Retrieved on 15 March 2020.