Temple Lot

Temple Lot
Temple Lot
	The Temple Lot in Independence, Missouri, with Church of Christ (Temple Lot) headquarters in white frame building just to the left of center; Community of Christ temple and Stone Church to the right and far left, respectively.
Religion
Affiliation	Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
Year consecrated	1831
Location
Location	200 South River Boulevard, Independence, Missouri
Geographic coordinates	39°05′26″N 94°25′41″W / 39.090678°N 94.427968°W
Architecture
Groundbreaking	1831 (cornerstones laid by Joseph Smith)
Completed	Never completed
Site area	63.27 acres (25.60 ha)
Website
	www.churchofchrist-tl.org

The Temple Lot, located in Independence, Missouri, is the first site to be dedicated for the construction of a temple in the Latter Day Saint movement. The area was dedicated on August 3, 1831, by the movement's founder, Joseph Smith.^[1] It was purchased on December 19, 1831, by Edward Partridge to be the center of the New Jerusalem or "City of Zion" after Smith said he received a revelation stating that it would be the gathering spot of the Latter Day Saints during the last days.^[2]

The most prominent 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) section of the Temple Lot is an open, grass-covered field occupied in its northeast corner by a few trees and the headquarters of the Church of Christ (Temple Lot), which is not considered a temple by adherents of that sect. No other structures (with the exception of monuments, markers and signposts) exist on the 2.5-acre (1.0 ha) section, although numerous important structures exist on the 63.5-acre (25.7 ha) section, such as the United Nations Peace Plaza, the Community of Christ Auditorium, the Truman Railroad Depot, the LDS Visitors Center, the Community of Christ Temple, a stake center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church),^[3] and the Six Nations Tree of Peace.