We recently received this information from the Temple Terrace Preservation Society about a historic house that is up for sale with the following disclaimer: “Normally, I don’t send out information on Temple Terrace homes for sale but based on what this house means to the history of Temple Terrace and the area (how many houses have their own vintage postcard?), it’s the least I can do.” The house . . . → Read More: Cody Fowler House
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The Temple Terrace Preservation Society has embarked on a project to assist the Temple Terrace Community Church, 210 Inverness Avenue, in beautiful Temple Terrace. The project entails restoring the south facade of the church’s Parish Hall to its 1922 appearance. The Parish Hall was designed by famous Tampa architect M. Leo Elliott in 1922 and was originally the Real Estate Office for the 1920s development of Temple Terrace. . . . → Read More: Temple Terrace Community Church Restoration Project The Friends of the Temple Terrace Parks and Recreation and the Temple Terrace Preservation Society have partnered on fund raising to rebuild the greatest of Temple Terrace icons: “The Bat Tower”! The original tower, built on the banks of the Hillsborough River by the original Temple Terrace developers in 1924, was based on plans from Dr. Charles Campbell, an early pioneer of bat studies and Nobel Peace Prize nominee. . . . → Read More: Temple Terrace Bat Tower Reconstruction In the early 1900s, the land that is now Temple Terrace was acquired by renowned Chicago socialite Mrs. Bertha Honore’ Potter-Palmer (founder of Sarasota) as part of her exclusive 16,000-acre hunting preserve that she called “Riverhills Ranch”. Busch Gardens and USF were also originally part of this extensive preserve. The Woodmont Clubhouse in Temple Terrace is the last of Mrs. Potter-Palmer’s preserve buildings to survive, built in 1910. . . . → Read More: Temple Terrace: A Brief History |
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