CONTEMPORARY GRAPHIC IMAGES

    WILLIAM WEEKS' DRAWINGS

    The drawings done by William Weeks, architect of the Nauvoo Temple, are housed in the Church Archives in Salt Lake City. Only a few of these drawings have been made public. There are two of the Nauvoo Temple's facade. Presumably the one with the triangular pediment predates the one with the rectangular pediment. The other drawings are architectural plans used during the building's construction. The following are some of Weeks' drawings which have been made public.

  • William Week's first drawing of the Nauvoo Temple's facade.
  • William Week's second drawing of the Nauvoo Temple's facade.
  • A drawing of the weather vane for the Nauvoo Temple.
  • A drawing of an archway for the Nauvoo Temple.
  • A drawing of the circular stairway for the Nauvoo Temple.
  • A drawing of the font steps for the Nauvoo Temple font.
  • Portion of a preliminary drawing the pilasters of the Temple.
  • Portion of a preliminary drawing showing a detail of the frieze of the Temple.
  • Portion of a preliminary drawing showing a detail of the sun-face capital used in the Temple.
  • A drawing of the Nauvoo Temple five-pointed star stone.
  • A drawing of the Nauvoo Temple six-pointed star stone.
  • A drawing of the structural support timbers of the Nauvoo Temple interior.
  • A drawing of the timbers supporting the Nauvoo Temple tower.
  • A drawing of support timbrs and a cut away of the Nauvoo Temple tower.
  • A another drawing of the timbers supporting the Nauvoo Temple tower.
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    CONTEMPORARY DRAWINGS BY OTHER INDIVIDUALS

  • A drawing of the Nauvoo Temple , based on William Weeks' first drawing, on an 1842 map of Nauvoo.
  • A drawing of the Nauvoo Temple , based on William Weeks' first drawing, without any of the symbolic stones.
  • A pencil sketch of the Nauvoo Temple font by Henry Lewis, drawn in 1848.
  • A pencil sketch of the Nauvoo Temple by Henry Lewis, drawn in 1848.
  • A steel etching by Frederick Piercy of the Nauvoo Temple ruins, drawn in the Spring of 1853.
  • A black and white drawing by an Icarian artist of the Nauvoo Temple ruins, drawn in the 1850's.
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    CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS

    There are six available photographs of the Nauvoo Temple. Five of the images, taken of the finished building apparently after the Mormons left Nauvoo, date between 1846 and 1848. The sixth image is of the damaged facade, taken after the 1848 tornado toppled the north wall and the destruction of the south and east walls.

  • Daguerreotype: Image of the Nauvoo Temple (The Illinois Historical Society).
  • Daguerreotype: Image of the Nauvoo Temple (The Missouri Historical Society).
  • Daguerreotype: Image of the Nauvoo Temple (The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers).
  • Daguerreotype Detail: Detail of the Nauvoo Temple tower with the angel weathervane (The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers).
  • Daguerreotype: Image of the Nauvoo Temple (The LDS Church Archives).
  • Daguerreotype: Image of abandoned Nauvoo with the Nauvoo Temple in the distance (The LDS Church Archives).
  • Daguerreotype Detail: Image of abandoned Nauvoo with the Nauvoo Temple in the distance (The LDS Church Archives).
  • Tintype: Image of Nauvoo Temple's damaged facade (The LDS Church Archives).
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