Description: Dedicated on March 27, 1836, Kirtland Temple became the first structure of its kind to be built by the Latter Day Saints movement. It was 15,000 square feet in size. According to Truman Cole, a minister in the 1830s the building was originally blueish-gray with a red roof and olive green doors. The style of the building is Gothic, Federal and the architect was Joseph Smith, Et al. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 4, 1969. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F01_045
Subjects: Illustrations; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Mormon Church; Kirtland (Ohio)--Church history; Ohio--History--Pictorial works;
Places: Kirtland (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: This image shows the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio. Construction of the Temple began in 1833 and it was dedicated in 1836. The Temple was the first church constructed by the Church of the Latter-day Saints, also known as the LDS Church or the Mormon Church. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06510
Subjects: Mormon temples; Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Church buildings--Ohio; Historic buildings--Ohio
Places: Kirtland (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph showing a double exposure of the Kirtland Temple in Kirtland, Ohio, ca. 1939. Joseph Smith Jr., author of the Book of Mormon, directed its construction after reporting having a revelation in 1831. Berea sandstone used was quarried from the base of Gildersleeve Mountain. Mixing Federal, Greek Revival and Gothic Revival architectural styles, it was dedicated on March 27, 1836. This temple is the first structure of its kind built by the Latter Day Saints. According to Leonard Arrington's economic history of the Latter Day Saint movement, Great Basin Kingdom, the completed temple cost $40,000. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F04_001_007_001
Subjects: Mormon Church; Mormon temples; Religion in Ohio; Churches--Ohio
Places: Kirtland (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: An engraving of the Kirtland Temple at Kirtland, Ohio, from "Historical Collections of Ohio" by Henry Howe, 1847. Construction of the Temple began in 1833 and it was dedicated in 1836. The Temple was the first church constructed by the Church of the Latter-day Saints, also known as the LDS Church or the Mormon Church. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04145
Subjects: Mormon temples; Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Church buildings--Ohio; Historic buildings--Ohio
Places: Kirtland (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: Taken by photographer Ihna Thayer Frary in 1934, this photograph shows the inner wall of the Mormon Temple in Kirtland, Ohio. Construction of the Temple began in 1833, and it was dedicated in 1836, as the first church constructed by the Church of the Latter-day Saints, also known as the LDS Church or the Mormon Church. Kirtland Temple was the spiritual center of the Mormon Church until the majority of Mormons there left in 1838 to follow founder Joseph Smith, Jr., westward to Missouri, Illinois, and eventually Utah. The three-story structure is built primarily of sandstone stuccoed with plaster. Kirtland Temple achieved National Historic Landmark status in 1976. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1873, Ihna Thayer Frary was a prominent American art and architecture scholar, whose primary interest was the architectural heritage of the region of northeastern Ohio known as the Western Reserve. In addition to serving as publicity and membership secretary of the Cleveland Museum of Art, he was a professor of Ohio and American architecture at the Cleveland Institute of Art and Western Reserve University’s School of Architecture. Over the course of his career, Frary was a design consultant for private clients and designed furniture, and was an active member of several prominent arts councils in the Cleveland area. In 1963, Frary and his two sons donated his entire photographic collection to the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection). The Ihna Thayer Frary Collection consists of 4,000 5 x 7 photographs of private residences, churches, taverns, and public buildings, as well as select rural buildings, bridges, archaeological sites, and public monuments. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: P112_B54B_3686_01
Subjects: Frary, I. T. (Ihna Thayer); Photography--Ohio; Western Reserve; Kirtland Temple; Mormon temples; Church buildings--Ohio; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Places: Kirtland (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: Exterior view of the Kirtland Temple, Kirtland, Ohio, ca. 1905-1920. Construction of the Temple began in 1833 and it was dedicated in 1836. The Temple was the first church constructed by the Church of the Latter-day Saints, also known as the LDS Church or the Mormon Church. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02769
Subjects: Mormon temples; Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Church buildings--Ohio; Historic buildings--Ohio
Places: Kirtland (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: Exterior view of the Kirtland Temple, Kirtland, Ohio, ca. 1920-1950. Construction of the Temple began in 1833 and it was dedicated in 1836. The Temple was the first church constructed by the Church of the Latter-day Saints, also known as the LDS Church or the Mormon Church. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL02770
Subjects: Mormon temples; Multicultural Ohio--Religion in Ohio; Church buildings--Ohio; Historic buildings--Ohio
Places: Kirtland (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: Joseph Smith. Jr., author of the Book of Mormon, directed the construction of this temple after reporting having a revelation in 1831. Berea sandstone used was quarried from the base of Gildersleeve Mountain. Mixing Federal, Greek Revival and Gothic Revival architectural styles, it was dedicated on March 27, 1836. This temple is the first structure of its kind built by the Latter Day Saints. According to Leonard Arrington's economic history of the Latter Day Saint movement, Great Basin Kingdom, the completed temple had cost $40,000. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B15F04_001_007_002
Subjects: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Mormon Church; Kirtland (Ohio)--Church history; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Churches
Places: Kirtland (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: This color image is a view of the front exterior of the Kirtland Temple, Kirtland, Ohio, ca. 1960-1969. The three-story structure is built primarily of sandstone stuccoed with plaster. It has a steeple topped by a cupola. A sign below the pediment reads in part: "House of the Lord. Built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1833-1836." Kirtland Temple achieved National Historic Landmark status in 1976. Dedicated in 1836, Kirtland Temple was the spiritual center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or Mormons) until the majority of Mormons there left in 1838 to follow founder Joseph Smith, Jr., westward to Missouri, Illinois, and eventually Utah. Kirtland had been the principal administrative headquarters of the Church and the major base for directing missionary work from 1831 until early 1838. Internal dissension and external persecution arose largely from the distinctive features of the religion and weakened the Mormon community in Kirtland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06627
Subjects: Kirtland Temple; Mormon temples; Historic buildings--Ohio; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Kirtland (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: This color image is a view of the side exterior of Kirtland Temple, Kirtland, Ohio, ca. 1960-1969. The three-story structure is built primarily of sandstone stuccoed with plaster. It has a steeple topped by a cupola. Five gable windows are located on the roof. Kirtland Temple was built by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints between 1833 and 1836. Kirtland Temple achieved National Historic Landmark status in 1976. Dedicated in 1836, Kirtland Temple was the spiritual center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (or Mormons) until the majority of Mormons there left in 1838 to follow founder Joseph Smith, Jr., westward to Missouri, Illinois, and eventually, Utah. Kirtland had been the principal administrative headquarters of the Church and the major base for directing missionary work from 1831 until early 1838. Internal dissension and external persecution arose largely from the distinctive features of the religion and weakened the Mormon community in Kirtland. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06628
Subjects: Kirtland Temple; Mormon temples; Historic buildings--Ohio; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Kirtland (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)
 

Description: Stone bridge spanning the East Branch of the Chagrin River. The East Branch starts in Geauga county, continues through Lake County and ends in Willoughby, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B01F17_032
Subjects: Bridges--Ohio; Chagrin River (Ohio); Ohio--History; Cleveland (Ohio)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Kirtland (Ohio); Willoughby (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio); Geauga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Thomas W. Harvey (1821-1892) was an accomplished Ohio educator who is best remembered for his contributions to textbooks during the mid-to-late nineteenth century. After graduating from the Western Reserve Teachers' Seminary in Kirtland, Ohio, in 1844, Harvey established Geauga High School in Chardon, Ohio. In 1848, he accepted a position as principal of a private academy at Republic, Ohio, and in 1851, he became superintendent of Massillon schools, a position he held for fourteen years before becoming the superintendent of Painesville's schools. In 1871, Governor Rutherford B. Hayes appointed Harvey as the Ohio State Commissioner of Public Schools. Harvey held this position for the next three years. Upon completion of his term, he returned to Painesville and assumed his position as superintendent. During his career, Harvey also helped establish the Ohio State Teachers' Association and the Northeastern Ohio Teachers' Association. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04126
Subjects: Education--Ohio; Teachers--Training of; Educators; Schools--Ohio
Places: Painesville (Ohio); Lake County (Ohio)