Temple Block and Brigham Young Monument

The Temple Block is forty rods square and contains ten acres. Besides the Temple and annexed buildings, there are in the square the Tabernacle, Assembly Hall, Bureau of Information and Sea Gull Monument. At the southeast corner of the block is a stone, marking the base from which Salt Lake City is surveyed. The Temple Block is surrounded by a stone and adobe wall, which was completed August 15, 1854. The Brigham Young Monument stands at the head of Main Street. Two ideal figures represent a trapper or hunter and an Indian. A bronze relief tablet represents the Pioneers camping at night. The names of the Pioneers are contained on a lettered tablet.

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