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Facts and figures: Louisville Kentucky Temple

Published: Saturday, March 25, 2000

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Location: 7114 West Highway 22, Pewee Valley, Kentucky.

Temple presidency: President Curtis H. Ault, with counselors Hubert Hinds and Richard Vivian.

Rooms: Celestial room, baptistry, two ordinance rooms, two sealing rooms.

Exterior: Danby Vermont marble.

Size: 10,700 square feet.

Architect: Firestone Jaros Mullin.

Contractor: Corna/Kokosing Construction Co.

District: Serves 36,500 members in 10 stakes.

Schedule: Opened March 20, 2000.

Pertinent facts: Announced March 17, 1999; groundbreaking May 29, 1999; open house March 4-11, 2000, with 21,000 attending; dedicated in four sessions by President Thomas S. Monson on March 19, 2000, with 8,012 attending.