The project was huge for the Tri-Cities — the biggest construction job anyone around here had taken on. The new temple was planned to be 150 feet wide, 160 feet long, and 100 feet high. Trinity Church had to come down to make room, and its stone was crushed and packed into the new foundation.
Construction was supposed to take a year and a
half. John Soller said it would be ready for the Shrine and Consistory classes
in the fall of 1922.
The dining room was expected to seat 1,200 people,
and there’d be a billiard room, game room, and even a soda fountain.
