Historic Kirtland

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Historic Kirtland, about 23 miles (37 km) east of Cleveland, Ohio, includes a visitors’ center and seven historic structures: The N.K. Whitney & Co. Store, the Newel and Ann Whitney Home, the Johnson Inn, a schoolhouse, sawmill, and ashery, plus the newly restored Joseph and Emma Smith Home.

Historic Kirtland

Hours
Summer Hours (May 1 – September 30)
Monday – Saturday 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Sunday: 1:00 PM – 7:00 PM

Winter Hours (October 1 – April 30)
Monday – Saturday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM

From Sunday, December 1 through Monday, January 6. Historic Kirtland and the Kirtland Temple will close at 7 p.m. to permit viewing of the annual Nativity presentation. The last historic site tours at these locations will begin at 4 p.m. each day. The Nativities will be available for viewing until 7 p.m.

The last tour begins an hour before closing.

The Friday following Thanksgiving and till New Year’s Eve this site will close each day at 7:00 PM due to its annual Nativity presentation.

Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day

Physical Address
7800 Kirtland-Chardon Road
Kirtland, Ohio 44094

View Map

Contact

1-440-256-9805

Group Reservations
Submit a request

here

Special Project Church History Kirtland NK Whitney Store

A white clapboard house with a red door and a white picket fence encasing the front garden. -

A large, two-story red brick building with nine windows on the front façade stands in a field of grass with a brick walkway leading up to it.

A young family sits on a wood bench in a large room with wooden walls. They are instructed by two sister missionaries with chalk slates.

Standing inside a sawmill, a man and young boy look at a vertical saw in a wooden frame. A long log is positioned in front of the saw’s teeth.

KIRTLAND VISITOR CENTER,SAWMILL,ASHERY,TOOLS,SAWS,

A group of people look at a large black and white photo on a wall depicting a landscape that has the words Historic Kirtland in the top left-hand corner.

The restored home of Joseph and Emma Smith in Kirtland, Ohio. The home was dedicated on Saturday, August 26, 2023, by David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The kitchen of the restored home of Joseph and Emma Smith in Kirtland, Ohio. The home was dedicated on Saturday, August 26, 2023, by David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

On March 5, 2024, the Church acquired the Kirtland Temple. It will be open for public tours beginning March 25. This page will be updated throughout the transition.

The newly restored Joseph and Emma Smith Home in Kirtland, Ohio is now open for guided tours. Tickets are recommended, but walk-in visitors are welcome if spots are available.

Get tickets here

President Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated Historic Kirtland on May 18, 2003, after which it was opened to the public. Tours and exhibits are available at the site year-round. They tell about experiences of early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who gathered in Kirtland in the 1830s.

In early 1831 the Lord commanded Latter-day Saints to go to Ohio, where they would receive

His law

be endowed with power from on high, and prepare to share His gospel among all nations

(see

Doctrine and Covenants 38:32–33

). While they were there, they built a

temple

—a place of learning, worship, and revelation. In Kirtland, Joseph Smith received many revelations to guide the government of the Savior’s restored Church and to guide the individual lives of Church members.

For decades, Community of Christ preserved and cared for the Kirtland Temple. On March 5, 2024, ownership and stewardship of this beloved landmark was transferred to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.