▁Street . ▁ ▁Jeff rey ▁S . ▁Mark ov itz ▁of ▁H idden ▁City ▁Philadelphia ▁agreed ▁that ▁the ▁temple ▁" res pect s ▁the ▁ne oc lass ical ▁monuments ▁of ▁the ▁Log an ▁Square ▁neighborhood ", ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁" is ▁simultaneously ▁new ▁and ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁there ▁all ▁along ". ▁He ▁concluded ▁that ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁Park way ▁gained ▁" an ▁august ▁ed ifice ▁[ that ] ▁joins ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁most ▁not ew orth y ▁architect ural ▁monuments ". ▁Cur bed ▁described ▁the ▁temple ▁as ▁the ▁" most ▁unexpected ▁surprise " ▁of ▁Philadelphia ▁architecture ▁that ▁year . ▁Arch itect ▁Jackson ▁claimed ▁that ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁a ▁tour ▁guide ▁told ▁a ▁friend ▁that ▁the ▁temple ▁was ▁"' one ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁buildings ' ▁... ▁That ▁was ▁not ▁our ▁intent , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁side ▁benefit ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁temple ▁won ▁the ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁C raft sm ans hip ▁award ▁from ▁the ▁General ▁Building ▁Cont ract ors ▁Association . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Com parison ▁of ▁tem ples ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁tem ples ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁tem ples ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁by ▁ge ographic ▁region ▁ ▁Temple ▁architecture ▁( L atter - day ▁Sain ts ) ▁ ▁The ▁Church ▁of