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The Arizona Latter Day Saints ("Mormon") Temple, Mesa, Arizona
FROM KODACHROME BY SAWYER'S
3B-H158
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The "Mormon" Temple at Mesa, Arizona
was erected by the L. D. S. Church at a cost
of about $800,000.00. Its dedication was Octo-
ber 23, 1927. The building is colonial in de-
sign, an American adaptation of the classic.
Its dimensions are 184 feet by 128 feet, 58
feet high. Of steel and concrete construction,
covered with glistening pulsichrome terra
cotta, in the center of five acres of beautiful
lawns and flowers, surrounded by a steel
fence 9 feet high. This edifice stands as a
monument to the growth and stability of the
"Mormon" Church.
Before its dedication, one hundred thou-
sand tourists from all parts of the country
were permitted to pass through this building.
DISTRIBUTED BY LOLLESGARD SPECIALTY CO. TUCSON, ARIZONA
Vera Damen
