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History · South Temple

36% of South Temple’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1894 on.

0on the National Register
36%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about South Temple’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of South Temple are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18948 editions of the USGS map, 1894 to 1999. Watch South Temple change.Old housesHalf of South Temple’s homes were built before 1952.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South Temple’s history is told.

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On the map

South Temple on the map, 1894 to 1999

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of South Temple. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

South Temple on the 1894 USGS mapSouth Temple on the 1913 USGS mapSouth Temple on the 1944 USGS mapSouth Temple on the 1956 USGS mapSouth Temple on the 1968 USGS mapSouth Temple on the 1978 USGS mapSouth Temple on the 1983 USGS mapSouth Temple on the 1999 USGS map1894Reading sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of South Temple.

The story

How South Temple came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of South Temple.

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South Temple was started by a local developer by the name of Sharp, as a "Restricted Residential Community" with distinctive custom-built homes targeted at the emerging upper-middle class. The houses that Sharp built are known for their wonderful curb appeal and architectural character. One of his houses along 7th Avenue even won a design award. Most of the houses are modest in size and have a Craftsman Bungalow style to them, which is distinctive of the 1920s. Some houses are more notable, including five U-shaped duplex houses that are almost Mediterranean in style. During World War II, development was halted (a nationwide reality) and Sharp moved on to other projects, leaving many lots still open for development, particularly on the southern end of the town. In the 1950s, a builder by the name of Sheidy finished developing the area. Sheidy's homes are characterized as modest re…

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Famous people

Famous people close to South Temple

Nobody well known was born in South Temple itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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John UpdikeAmerican novelist, poet · b. 1932
Wallace StevensAmerican poet · b. 1879
Chad HurleyAmerican businessman, co-founder of YouTube · b. 1977
John BarrassoAmerican physician and politician · b. 1952
Spencer Fullerton BairdAmerican naturalist, ornithologist, ichthyologi… · b. 1823
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Austin SwiftAmerican actor · b. 1992
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

TempleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLaureldaleIts storyC

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.