, ▁at ▁ 1 6 0 1 ▁V ine ▁Street . ▁The ▁resident ial ▁structure ▁and ▁meeting house ▁were ▁designed ▁by ▁Paul ▁L . ▁Wh alen ▁of ▁RA MS A . ▁The ▁meeting house ▁will ▁serve ▁approximately ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁in ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁area ▁and ▁will ▁include ▁a ▁Family ▁History ▁Center . ▁The ▁resident ial ▁building ▁is ▁anticip ated ▁to ▁include ▁ 2 5 8 ▁apart ments ▁and ▁ 1 3 ▁town h ouses , ▁along ▁with ▁ret ail ▁space , ▁and ▁be ▁subject ▁to ▁regular , ▁applicable ▁tax es . ▁ ▁Open ▁house ▁and ▁dedic ation ▁A ▁public ▁open ▁house ▁was ▁held ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 0 ▁through ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁ex cluding ▁Sund ays . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁church , ▁approximately ▁ 1 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁visitors ▁attended ▁the ▁open ▁house . ▁A ▁youth ▁cultural ▁celebr ation , ▁which ▁recognized ▁the ▁her itage ▁of ▁the ▁region ▁through ▁song , ▁dance , ▁and ▁narr ation , ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 7 . ▁Like ▁the ▁ground bre aking ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁cultural ▁celebr ation ▁occurred ▁on ▁the ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁signing ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Constitution . ▁The ▁temple ▁was ▁formally ▁dedicated ▁by ▁E yr ing ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁In ▁ 2 0