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]
The building was designed by George Cannon Young at a cost of US$31 million to build.[1] Construction took place from 1962 to 1972. It was officially dedicated on 24 July 1975[4] though it was in partial use by 1972.[1] Upon its completion, LDS Church leadership centralized its offices in this location, which has facilitated the direction of the expanding religious organization. Work performed within the building includes the production of church-related magazines, translation of church materials into numerous languages, regulation of missionary efforts, production of church films, and matters relating to the construction of temples, and more.
In 1985, the Genealogical Society was moved to another building across the street.[5] During the 2002 Winter Olympics, the west side of the building was draped with the image of a female figure skater.
The lobby of the building is dominated by a massive mural depicting the Great Commission. The lobby also features a statue honoring Mormon pioneer sacrifices, which depicts a husband and wife burying an infant child. The inscription reads, "That the struggles, sacrifices and the sufferings of the faithful pioneers and the cause they represented shall never be forgotten."
The first four floors of the building expand outward, to the west and east, to form wings. The north side of each of these wings are without windows, each having stone facades, with large ovals containing relief maps of the two hemispheres of the earth. On the tower itself, the southern, western, and eastern facades all feature a closely spaced vertical pinstripe pattern of cast quartzite columns flanking the narrow windows, visually reminiscent of the former World Trade Center in New York City, a contemporary structure. The building's northern facade is marked by a narrow blank wall in the center, indicating the building's elevator and service core, with the regular pinstripe pattern on either side. This central part of the tower rises two floors above the observation deck at the 26th floor, and protrudes outward slightly on the southern side.
The observation deck is open to the public for free, and provides a good view of Antelope Island and the Great Salt Lake to the northwest, the Wasatch Mountains to the north and east, the skyline of the city to the south, the Oquirrh Mountains to the west, and Temple Square to the immediate west. Visitors can also take a free tour of the gardens surrounding the building. The gardens are completely redesigned every six months, and feature an array of exotic plants and flowers.[6]
^ abcTaylor, 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.
^. www.emporis.com. Archived from the original on April 8, 2015. Retrieved Oct 10, 2019.
^Raine, George. "What's Doing in Salt Lake City", The New York Times, 12 July 1981. Retrieved on 15 March 2020.
church, office, building, story, building, salt, lake, city, utah, which, houses, administrative, support, staff, ministry, church, jesus, christ, latter, saints, church, throughout, world, general, informationlocation50, north, temple, salt, lake, city, utahc. 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 Church Office BuildingGeneral informationLocation50 E North Temple Salt Lake City UtahCoordinates40 46 16 N 111 53 22 W 40 77111 N 111 88944 W 40 77111 111 88944Construction started1962Completed1972Cost 31 millionOwnerThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day SaintsHeightAntenna spire435 ft 133 m Roof420 ft 130 m Technical detailsFloor count28Design and constructionArchitect s George Cannon YoungThe 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 Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe building was designed by George Cannon Young at a cost of US 31 million to build 1 Construction took place from 1962 to 1972 It was officially dedicated on 24 July 1975 4 though it was in partial use by 1972 1 Upon its completion LDS Church leadership centralized its offices in this location which has facilitated the direction of the expanding religious organization Work performed within the building includes the production of church related magazines translation of church materials into numerous languages regulation of missionary efforts production of church films and matters relating to the construction of temples and more nbsp The Church Office Building from the LDS Conference CenterIn 1985 the Genealogical Society was moved to another building across the street 5 During the 2002 Winter Olympics the west side of the building was draped with the image of a female figure skater The lobby of the building is dominated by a massive mural depicting the Great Commission The lobby also features a statue honoring Mormon pioneer sacrifices which depicts a husband and wife burying an infant child The inscription reads That the struggles sacrifices and the sufferings of the faithful pioneers and the cause they represented shall never be forgotten The first four floors of the building expand outward to the west and east to form wings The north side of each of these wings are without windows each having stone facades with large ovals containing relief maps of the two hemispheres of the earth On the tower itself the southern western and eastern facades all feature a closely spaced vertical pinstripe pattern of cast quartzite columns flanking the narrow windows visually reminiscent of the former World Trade Center in New York City a contemporary structure The building s northern facade is marked by a narrow blank wall in the center indicating the building s elevator and service core with the regular pinstripe pattern on either side This central part of the tower rises two floors above the observation deck at the 26th floor and protrudes outward slightly on the southern side The observation deck is open to the public for free and provides a good view of Antelope Island and the Great Salt Lake to the northwest the Wasatch Mountains to the north and east the skyline of the city to the south the Oquirrh Mountains to the west and Temple Square to the immediate west Visitors can also take a free tour of the gardens surrounding the building The gardens are completely redesigned every six months and feature an array of exotic plants and flowers 6 See also edit nbsp Latter Day Saint movement portalList of tallest buildings in Salt Lake CityReferences edit a b c 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 Salt Lake City Buildings EMPORIS www emporis com Archived from the original on April 8 2015 Retrieved Oct 10 2019 Raine George What s Doing in Salt Lake City The New York Times 12 July 1981 Retrieved on 15 March 2020 Deseret News 24 July 1975 p B1 https news google com newspapers nid Aul kAQHnToC amp dat 19750724 amp printsec frontpage amp hl en Reid T T The Streets of Salt Lake City The Washington Post 29 September 1985 Retrieved on 15 March 2020 LDS CHURCH OFFICE BUILDING Utah com Retrieved Oct 10 2019 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Church Office Building Church Office Building websitePreceded byUtah State Capitol Tallest Building in Salt Lake City1973 1998128m Succeeded byWells Fargo Center Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Church Office Building amp oldid 1175150611, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
