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Maryland Mid-Century Modern Churches

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Mormon Temple
Kensington, MD
The Mormon Temple was built for the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints between 1968-1974. It is the third largest Mormon temple in the world, situated on 57 acres. It cost $15 million to build and stands 280 feet tall. One of the six spires is topped with an 18' tall statue of the Angel Moroni, a Mormon prophet. The exterior is covered with Alabama marble. Translucent windows of 5/8 inch thick marble light the interior. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

St. Mary's Church
Rockville, MD
St. Mary's Church was built in 1967. [map]

More Maryland:
Temple Oheb Shalom (Baltimore)
First United Methodist Church (Hyattsville)
St. Paul's United Methodist Church (Kensington)
Grace English Evangelical Lutheran Church (Lutherville-Timonium)
St. Mary's Catholic Church (Rockville)
St. Catherine Laboure Catholic Church (Wheaton)

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