Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1944.
“The Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club is an historic golf course and country club in Temple Terrace, Florida. The course was designed by Tom Bendelow and opened in 1922.”
Wikipedia article Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 99 National Register listings published here for Hillsborough County · listed in 2012 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 51 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Temple Terrace Golf Course between 1992 and 2018, burning about 124 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | 29 RIVER PARK |
| 5 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | TROUT CREEK PARK (29) |
| 9 June 2006 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 29 DEERWOOD |
| 3 May 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 26 May 2014 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Florida Forest Service | BRUCE B. DOWNS (29) |
| 21 May 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | LETTUCE LAKE PARK (29) |
| 16 May 1994 | Natural | 30 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 8 April 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Florida Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Temple Terrace Golf Course: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot Tampa - Williams Mine | Sand | Unknown | Sand | |
| Kash & Karry Food Stores, Inc. - Harney Road Mine | Sand | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Temple Terrace, the town this property stands in, in 40 storm reports between 1998 and 2020: 17 hail, 16 thunderstorm wind, 6 lightning, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 2 deaths and 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2002 | Lightning | Temple Terrace | 1 killed | A man was struck on a bicycle trying to escape an approaching storm. He had been fishing in the Tampa Bypass Canal near Interstate 75 and Fowler Avenue. |
| August 2001 | Lightning | Temple Terrace | 1 killed | The broadcast media reported that a 44 year old male was struck on the top of the head and killed by lightning while walking under a group of large trees, near the intersection of Alumni and Laurel Drive, at the University of South Florida in Temple Terrace, during a rain storm. |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Temple Terrace | 1 hurt | A male construction worker in his 30s was transported to the hospital after he was struck by lightning near Interstate 75 and Bruce B. Downs Blvd. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Terrace | $100,000 | Skywarn Spotters and law enforcement reported that thunderstorms downed several trees, numerous large branches and power lines from the Town N' Country area of northwest Tampa to Temple Terrace. |
| July 2003 | Lightning | Temple Terrace | $50,000 | Lightning caused a fire that damaged the roof, attic, and laundry area of eight unit apartment complex. |
| May 2003 | Lightning | Temple Terrace | $25,000 | Lightning struck the home of a 72 year old woman and caused a fire that took fire fighters 15 minutes to put out. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Terrace | $25,000 | The Temple Terrace fire department reported that thunderstorm winds tore and lifted away a 16 foot by 30 foot parks and recreation shed, over a six foot fence along the Tampa Bypass Canal, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 301 and Interstate 75. Also, thunderstorm winds flipped a commercial shed over the top of a couple of vehicles along U.S. Highway. |
| August 2002 | Lightning | Temple Terrace | $20,000 | Lightning hit the attic of a three story building starting a fire resulting in smoke damage. A second home was struck about 2 miles west, where a thermal imaging camera helped firefighters extinguish a smoldering fire within the walls. |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Terrace | $20,000 | The public reported thunderstorm winds, estimated between 60 to 70 mph, destroyed a reinforced lanai of a home in Temple Terrace. Several large tree limbs were also downed by the thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Terrace | $15,000 | Heavy rains and gusty winds downed a tree on two vehicles on the University of South Florida campus. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Terrace | $15,000 | The public reported, through WFLA-TV in Tampa, that thunderstorm winds topple several large trees and branches on the 10,000 block of Davis Road near the intersection of Interstate 75 and State Road 582. |
| June 2003 | Heavy Rain | Temple Terrace | $10,000 | Several buildings sustained minor water damage and five parked cars were half under water in a parking lot on the University of South Florida campus. |
| August 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Terrace | $10,000 | The public reported that thunderstorm winds damaged the roof of a mobile home, caused minor damage to three travel trailers and snapped several large branches along rural County Road 579 (Morris Bridge Road). |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Terrace | $10,000 | An off duty NWS meteorologist reported thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph that downed several trees and power lines near the intersection of State Road 582 (Fowler Avenue) and County Road 581 (Bruce B. Downs Boulevard) in Temple Terrace. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Terrace | $5,000 | Power poles and 3-inch tree limbs broken along N. 52nd St. in Temple Terrace. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Terrace | $5,000 | The Temple Terrace police department reported that several large trees were downed by thunderstorm winds in Temple Terrace. |
| February 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Terrace | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged several windows of a home in Temple Terrace. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Terrace | $500 | A resident near New Tampa reported some damage to shingles and outdoor patio furniture. Based off radar data damage was likely due to a sub-severe downburst winds. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | Local broadcast media shared a picture of quarter to half dollar size hail. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | A report was received from the public of nickel to quarter sized hail and heavy rain near Temple Terrace. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | A trained spotter reported nickel sized hail in the Temple Terrace area. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | Quarter sized hail was reported at the University of South Florida. |
| May 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Terrace | - | Trees were downed in a wooded area off of Amberly Drive. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | Penny size hail occurred for five minutes on the University of South Florida campus in Tampa. |
| July 2005 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | A trained spotter reported the hail and gusty winds that pushed over several 15 foot trees at an apartment complex. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Terrace | - | Several trees were downed by thunderstorm winds. Two of the trees blocked the intersection of Patricia Arbor Drive and Jacqueline Arbor Drive. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Terrace | - | Forty-three large trees were down at the Rogers Park Golf Course. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | Quarter size hail reported on Fowler Avenue between North Bridge and 56th Street. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Terrace | - | Numerous trees down in the vicinity of the University of South Florida. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | An amateur radio operator reported one inch hail at the intersection of Fowler and 30th Street. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Terrace | - | A local utility company reported numerous trees and power lines reported down. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | Dime to Golfball size hail fell in Temple Terrace. |
| August 2001 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | Golfball to dime sized hail was reported by the public, through the broadcast media, from the intersection of State Road 587 (Fowler Avenue) and State Road 583 (N. 56th Street) to County Road 581 (Bruce B. Downs Blvd) and County Road 582A (Fletcher Avenue) in Temple Terrace. |
| August 2001 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | Hen egg to dime sized hail was reported by the Temple Terrace fire department and public from near the intersection of Interstate 75 and State Road 582 (Fletcher Blvd) to near the intersection of Interstates 75 and 4. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | The public reported nickel sized hail along rural County Road 579 (Morris Bridge Road). |
| August 2000 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | The public reported dime sized hail near the intersection of State Road 582 (Fowler Avenue) and State Road 583 (56th Street) in Temple Terrace. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | no account filed |
| March 2003 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | no account filed |
| August 1998 | Hail | Temple Terrace | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the middle of the area the National Park Service maps for this listing, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Rogers Park Golf Course Site | 2.7 miles | 2014 | |
 | Horace T. Robles House | 3.7 miles | 2006 |
 | Capt. William Parker Jackson House | 4.4 miles | 2011 |
 | Hampton Terrace Historic District | 4.7 miles | 1999 |
 | Seminole Heights Residential District | 5.3 miles | 1993 |
 | William E. Curtis House | 5.9 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 12000888 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hillsborough County | All 99 listed properties in this county. |
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