Louisville Kentucky Temple
| Louisville Kentucky Temple | ||||
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| 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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| 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 located in Pewee Valley, Kentucky with a mailing address of Crestwood, Kentucky. The adjacent communities are suburbs of Louisville. The intent to build the temple was announced on March 17, 1999, by the First Presidency in a letter to local church leaders. The temple is the church's first in Kentucky.
The temple has a single attached spire with a statue of the angel Moroni. This temple was designed by Mike Karpinski of the firm Firestone Jaros Mullin, using a traditional architectural style. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, was held on May 29, 1999, conducted by John K. Carmack, a church general authority.