Exterior Finish: Quartz monzonite (similar to granite) quarried from Little Cottonwood Canyon 20 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. Temple Design: Six-spire design suggestive of Gothic and other classical styles but unique, distinctive, and symbolic. Number of Rooms: Four progressivse-style ordinance rooms and twelve sealing. Total Floor Area: 253.015 square feet. ANNOUNCEMENT : 28 July 1847. SITE DEDICATION : 14 FEBRUARY 1853 BY HEBER C. KIMBALL. GROUNDBREAKING: 14 FEBRUARY 1853 BY BRIGHAM YOUNG. PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE: 5 APRIL 1893. DEDICATION: 6-24 APRIL 1893 BY WILFORD WOODRUFF.