Grimsby Park Temple"It stretches its wide umbrella-like expanse over the place where once the "fathers" held their outdoor meetings. An architectural curiosity it is certainly unique, but language fails when one attempts a description of it. Built from laminated planks taken from the site where it was built, the domed roof soared 100 feet above the floor with a cupola on top (a domelike roof), which filtered natural light into the building." Grimsby Park: Historical and Biographical Sketches, Harriet Phelps Youmans, 1900.The Mormon Temple was said to be famous for its acoustics but the Temple at Grimsby Park had a slight echo, so bunting was hung to eliminate this problem. The floor was covered with sawdust, which deadened the sounds of scuffing feet, coughs, and whispered conversation. By 1922 after 34 years of service, (the last few years used for storage), the Temple was found to be rotting and declared unsafe. The building was razed by placing dynamite under the supporting posts. Much of the wood from the Temple was taken to the beach and burned in a huge bonfire. Some of the wood that was in good condition was used in houses and barns in Grimsby.