Columbus Ohio Temple | ||||
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Number | 60 | |||
Dedication | September 4, 1999, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Site | 5 acres (2.0 ha) | |||
Floor area | 11,745 sq ft (1,091.1 m2) | |||
Height | 71 ft (22 m) | |||
Official website • News & images | ||||
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Announced | April 25, 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
Groundbreaking | September 12, 1998, by John K. Carmack | |||
Open house | August 21–28, 1999 29 April-13 May 2023 | |||
Rededicated | 4 June 2023, by M. Russell Ballard | |||
Current president | James J. Chrisman (2013) | |||
Designed by | Firestone J. Mullin | |||
Location | Columbus, Ohio, United States | |||
Geographic coordinates | 39°59′38.72040″N 83°6′47.57039″W / 39.9940890000°N 83.1132139972°W | |||
Exterior finish | Imperial Danby White variegated marble quarried from Vermont | |||
Temple design | Classic modern, single-spire design | |||
Baptistries | 1 | |||
Ordinance rooms | 2 (Movie, two-stage progressive) | |||
Sealing rooms | 2 | |||
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The Columbus Ohio Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located in Columbus, Ohio, United States. It was completed and dedicated in 1999 as the church's 60th operating temple and serves church members living in 16 stakes, covering most of Ohio, but also extending into western Pennsylvania and southwestern West Virginia. The temple is in the western edge of Columbus, adjacent to Interstate 270 just north of its western junction with I-70.