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Andre Building built in 1888
Andre Building built in 1888
Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona
Location in Maricopa County and the state of Arizona

This is a list, which includes a photographic gallery, of some of the remaining historic structures and monuments in Tempe, Arizona.

Tempe

In 1865, the United States established a military fort known as Fort McDowell in what was then known as the "Arizona territory". The fort was near the Salt River and as such allowed the settlement of a small agricultural community called 'Hayden's Ferry', named after a ferry service operated by Charles T. Hayden. The community's name was changed to "Tempe" after pioneer Darrell "Lord" Duppa compared the Salt River valley to the Vale of Tempe near Mount Olympus in Greece.

In 1885, the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature chose Tempe for the site of the Territorial Normal School, which became Arizona Normal School, Arizona State Teachers College, Arizona State College and finally Arizona State University. In 1887 the Phoenix Railroad was built and crossed the Salt River at Tempe, linking the town to the rest of the nation. The city was incorporated in 1894.

Tempe-Double Butte Cemetery-1888-Double Butte Mountain
The Double Butte Cemetery is named after the Double Butte Mountain
Tempe-Niels Petersen House-1892-Graves of Niel and Susanna Petersen
Graves of Niels and Susanna Petersen located within the property which they once owned.

The city has 45 listings on the National Register of Historic Places, which includes three historic neighborhood districts. Additionally, a number of properties not on the national register which are of historical interest to the city and which are included in the Tempe Historic Property Survey are also listed here. One of the main criteria of the National Register of Historic Places is that the property must be in its original location other wise it will be removed from the list. Two examples of properties which were listed and later dismantled to be rebuilt in another location are the Josephine Frankenberg House which was originally located at 129 E. University Dr. and the Samuel C. Long House which was originally located at 27 E. 6th St.. Both houses are now located at 150 S. Ash Ave in 1992 in Tempe's Olde Towne Square along with three other houses considered as historical by the Tempe Historical Society .

The Tempe Historic Property Survey and the Tempe Historical Society are involved in identifying more than 350 buildings and structures in Tempe that exhibited potential historical and/or architectural significance. The Tempe Historic Preservation Office does not have the ability to deny a demolition permit. Therefore, the owner of a property, listed either in the National Register of Historic Places or the Tempe Historic Property Survey, may demolish the historical property if he or she so wishes. Two examples of the many properties which were listed in the Tempe Historic Property Survey and which have been demolished are The R. J. Schweppe House which once was at 202 E. 5th Street and the Johnson/McLean House at 108 W. University Dr.

Also pictured is the Double Butte Cemetery which was established in 1888 in property donated by Niels Peterson. Peterson himself was buried there until 1923, when he was exhumed and re-interned in the property where his historic house is located. The cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 2013. Among the notable people buried in the cemetery are Charles Trumbull Hayden the founder of Tempe; his son Carl T. Hayden the first United States Senator to serve seven terms; Benjamin Baker Moeur the 4th Governor of Arizona and John Howard Pyle the 9th Governor of Arizona.

Endangered properties

The Arizona Preservation Foundation is an agency which identifies critically endangered cultural resources of major historical significance to the state. n 2012, the foundation identified the following properties in Tempe as endangered:

  • The Gonzales Martinez House.
  • The Maple Ash Neighborhood

Buildings, Bridges and Houses of religious worship

ASU

There are various historic buildings located within the Arizona State University Campus.

Houses

Olde Towne Square

The Niels Petersen House

Double Butte Cemetery

Among the notable people who are buried in the Double Butte Cemetery of Tempe are the founder of Tempe, two Arizona governors, a United States Senator, a United States Congressman, 5 former Tempe mayors and various prominent pioneers.

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