Detroit Michigan Temple
| Detroit Michigan Temple | ||||
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| Number | 63 | |||
| Dedication | October 23, 1999, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Site | 6.34 acres (2.57 ha) | |||
| Floor area | 10,700 sq ft (990 m2) | |||
| Height | 71 ft (22 m) | |||
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| Announced | August 10, 1998, by Gordon B. Hinckley | |||
| Groundbreaking | October 10, 1998, by Jay E. Jensen | |||
| Open house | October 8–16, 1999 | |||
| Current president | Kaplin S. Jones (2021) | |||
| Designed by | John Coakley, Sr. | |||
| Location | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, United States | |||
| Geographic coordinates | 42°33′58.55759″N 83°13′47.93880″W / 42.5662659972°N 83.2299830000°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 Detroit Michigan Temple is the 63rd operating temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. The intent to build the temple was announced on August 10, 1998, by the church's First Presidency. It was the first temple constructed in the state of Michigan.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held on October 10, 1998, presided over by Jay E. Jensen, a church general authority. It was held the same day as the Spokane Washington Temple's groundbreaking, the first time in church history that two temple groundbreakings occurred the same day. After construction was completed, approximately 30,000 visitors toured the temple during a public open house held from October 6 to October 15, 1999. Church president Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the temple on October 23, 1999, in six sessions.
The 10,700-square-foot building is on a 3.1-acre site next to one of the church's meetinghouses. The single-story building's exterior has Imperial Danby White marble, and a central spire with a statue of the angel Moroni at the top. The interior includes two ordinance rooms, two sealing rooms, and a baptistry.