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Hartford Connecticut Temple
The Hartford Connecticut Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Farmington, Connecticut. The intent to build the temple was announced on October 2, 2010, by church president Thomas S. Monson, during general conference. It is the church's first in Connecticut and second in New England, following the Boston Massachusetts Temple.
The temple is located at the intersection of Melrose Drive and Farmington Avenue. It has a single attached end spire with a statue of the angel Moroni. This temple was designed by FFKR Architects, using a Neo-Classical architectural style with a Federal influence. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, was held on August 17, 2013, conducted by Monson.
On October 3, 1992, during the church's general conference, Gordon B. Hinckley, First Counselor in the First Presidency, announced plans for a temple in Hartford. However, three years later, plans for this temple were replaced with plans for the Boston and White Plains New York temples (later to be renamed the Harrison New York Temple).
In the October 1995 general conference, Hinckley explained,
After working for years to acquire a suitable site in the Hartford area, during which time the Church has grown appreciably in areas to the north and south, we have determined that we will not at this time build a temple in the immediate area of Hartford.
Hinckley apologized to the members of Hartford, who had joyed in the announcement of this temple, by saying,
We apologize to our faithful Saints in the Hartford area. We know you will be disappointed in this announcement. You know that we, and your local officers, have spent countless hours searching for a suitable location that would handle the needs of the Saints in New York and New England. While we deeply regret disappointing the people in the Hartford area, we are satisfied that we have been led to the present decision, and that temples will be located in such areas that our Saints in the Hartford area will not have to drive unreasonable distances.
Construction on the temple in Boston was completed in October 2000. However, construction of a temple in White Plains, on a 24-acre site for the temple at the intersection of Interstate 287 and Hutchinson River Parkway, was never started and eventually suspended. Reportedly, efforts had been underway until 2004, but construction was delayed by lawsuits and objections by local officials, and this temple was removed from the list on the church's official temple website soon after the Manhattan New York Temple dedication.
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Hartford Connecticut Temple
The Hartford Connecticut Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Farmington, Connecticut. The intent to build the temple was announced on October 2, 2010, by church president Thomas S. Monson, during general conference. It is the church's first in Connecticut and second in New England, following the Boston Massachusetts Temple.
The temple is located at the intersection of Melrose Drive and Farmington Avenue. It has a single attached end spire with a statue of the angel Moroni. This temple was designed by FFKR Architects, using a Neo-Classical architectural style with a Federal influence. A groundbreaking ceremony, to signify the beginning of construction, was held on August 17, 2013, conducted by Monson.
On October 3, 1992, during the church's general conference, Gordon B. Hinckley, First Counselor in the First Presidency, announced plans for a temple in Hartford. However, three years later, plans for this temple were replaced with plans for the Boston and White Plains New York temples (later to be renamed the Harrison New York Temple).
In the October 1995 general conference, Hinckley explained,
After working for years to acquire a suitable site in the Hartford area, during which time the Church has grown appreciably in areas to the north and south, we have determined that we will not at this time build a temple in the immediate area of Hartford.
Hinckley apologized to the members of Hartford, who had joyed in the announcement of this temple, by saying,
We apologize to our faithful Saints in the Hartford area. We know you will be disappointed in this announcement. You know that we, and your local officers, have spent countless hours searching for a suitable location that would handle the needs of the Saints in New York and New England. While we deeply regret disappointing the people in the Hartford area, we are satisfied that we have been led to the present decision, and that temples will be located in such areas that our Saints in the Hartford area will not have to drive unreasonable distances.
Construction on the temple in Boston was completed in October 2000. However, construction of a temple in White Plains, on a 24-acre site for the temple at the intersection of Interstate 287 and Hutchinson River Parkway, was never started and eventually suspended. Reportedly, efforts had been underway until 2004, but construction was delayed by lawsuits and objections by local officials, and this temple was removed from the list on the church's official temple website soon after the Manhattan New York Temple dedication.