Independence Temple Lot

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historic site parcel of land religious site

The Independence Temple Lot is a historically significant parcel of land in Independence, Missouri, revered in Latter Day Saint tradition as the designated site for a future temple and a focal point of early church history.

Aliases (5)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site → parcel of land → religious site →
alsoKnownAs	Independence Temple Lot → surface form: "Mormon Temple Lot" Independence Temple Lot → surface form: "Temple Lot" Independence Temple Lot → surface form: "Temple Lot in Independence"
area	approximately 2.5 acres →
associatedDoctrine	Zion → surface form: "New Jerusalem (Zion)"
associatedReligion	Church of Christ (Temple Lot) → Community of Christ → Restoration Branches → Latter-day Saint movement churches → surface form: "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"
associatedScripture	Doctrine and Covenants →
associatedScriptureSection	Doctrine and Covenants → surface form: "Doctrine and Covenants 57" Doctrine and Covenants → surface form: "Doctrine and Covenants 84"
cityStatusContext	Independence, Missouri, United States → surface form: "Independence is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area"
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
county	Jackson County, Missouri →
currentOwner	Church of Christ (Temple Lot) →
denominationalTension	site of differing temple expectations among Latter Day Saint denominations →
futureExpectation	anticipated site of a literal temple in some Latter Day Saint eschatology →
geographicRegion	Midwestern United States → surface form: "American Midwest"
hasStructureOnOrAdjacent	Church of Christ (Temple Lot) → surface form: "Church of Christ (Temple Lot) meetinghouse" Community of Christ Temple → Independence Visitors Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints → surface form: "Independence Visitors’ Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"
heritageStatus	important site in Latter Day Saint heritage →
historicEvent	Latter Day Saints expelled from Jackson County in the 1830s → Temple Lot ownership disputes in the late 19th century → early Latter Day Saints gathered in Independence expecting to build Zion →
legalCase	Temple Lot Case →
legalCaseOutcome	title retained by Church of Christ (Temple Lot) →
legalCaseParties	Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints vs. Church of Christ (Temple Lot) →
legalCasePeriod	1890s →
location	Independence, Missouri →
nearbyLandmark	Independence Square → Jackson County Courthouse (Independence, Missouri) → surface form: "Jackson County Courthouse (Independence)"
originalDesignationBy	Joseph Smith →
originalDesignationYear	1831 →
originalPurpose	site for the construction of a temple to the Lord →
pilgrimageSiteFor	members of the Latter Day Saint movement →
plannedUse	future construction of a temple →
religiousTradition	Latter-day Saint movement churches → surface form: "Latter Day Saint movement"
significance	designated site for a future temple in Latter Day Saint tradition → focal point of early Latter Day Saint church history →
symbolism	symbol of gathering of Israel in Latter Day Saint belief → symbol of the anticipated New Jerusalem →
visitedBy	Latter Day Saint leaders and pilgrims over many decades →

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Independence Temple Lot → alsoKnownAs → Independence Temple Lot →

this entity surface form: "Temple Lot"

Independence Temple Lot → alsoKnownAs → Independence Temple Lot →

this entity surface form: "Mormon Temple Lot"

Independence Temple Lot → alsoKnownAs → Independence Temple Lot →

this entity surface form: "Temple Lot in Independence"

Church of Christ (Temple Lot) → hasCentralPlaceInMovement → Independence Temple Lot →

this entity surface form: "Temple Lot in Independence, Missouri"

Church of Christ (Temple Lot) → hasSite → Independence Temple Lot →

this entity surface form: "Temple Lot"

Church of Christ (Temple Lot) → namedAfter → Independence Temple Lot →

this entity surface form: "Temple Lot"

Community of Christ Temple → near → Independence Temple Lot →

Independence Visitors Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints → near → Independence Temple Lot →

Church of Christ (Temple Lot) → owns → Independence Temple Lot →

this entity surface form: "Temple Lot"

Community of Christ → sacredSite → Independence Temple Lot →

this entity surface form: "Temple in Independence, Missouri"