By C. Mark Hamilton
This booklet is the 1st complete examine of Mormon structure. It facilities at the doctrine of Zion which ended in over 500 deliberate settlements in Missouri, Illinois, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Canada, and Mexico. This doctrine additionally ended in a hierarchy of creating kinds from temples and tabernacles to meetinghouses and tithing workplaces. Their equipped surroundings stands as a monument to a different utopian society that not just survived yet keeps to flourish the place others became old or cultural curiosities. Hamilton's account, augmented via one hundred thirty five unique and ancient photos, presents a desirable instance of the way spiritual teachings and practices are expressed in deliberate groups and structure forms.
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19 Nineteenth-Century Mormon Architecture and City Planning AN INTERIM PLAT Another plat exists that appears to be a compromise between the original and the revised plat. It retains the central range of rectangular blocks and uniform street width of the original, but its comparative size suggested a number of individual lots, and two designated ecclesiastical blocks indicate a close affinity to the revised version. Moreover, it was left incomplete, indicating that it was nothing more than an interim development.
The revised plat drafted by Williams, however, would serve as the model for subsequent Mormon settlements. K I R T L A N D , OHIO Most Saints were reluctant to leave Kirtland even though Independence had been designated as the site for the City of Zion. The population of the town continued to grow, especially after the hopes of Zion had faded. The announced construction of a temple in Kirtland further solidified the importance of the city to the church, and the influx of converts reached the point where a city plat had to be drafted to accommodate the newcomers.
Moreover, it was left incomplete, indicating that it was nothing more than an interim development. In 1833, the Saints were expelled from Jackson County and the plan was never carried out. The revised plat drafted by Williams, however, would serve as the model for subsequent Mormon settlements. K I R T L A N D , OHIO Most Saints were reluctant to leave Kirtland even though Independence had been designated as the site for the City of Zion. The population of the town continued to grow, especially after the hopes of Zion had faded.
