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Tempe is a suburb in the Inner West〔(Australian Suburb Guide: Sydney Inner West ) Retrieved 7 August 2013.〕 of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tempe is located 9 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Marrickville Council.〔Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007〕 Tempe sits on the northern bank of the Cooks River and is separated from Sydney Airport by the Alexandra Canal, also known as Sheas Creek. The Wolli Creek waterway also empties into the Cooks River near Tempe. ==History== Tempe was named after the mansion on the southern banks of the Cooks River in the area that is now known as Wolli Creek. Alexander Brodie Spark (1792–1856), an immigrant from Elgin, Scotland, built Tempe House in 1836. It was named after the 'Vale of Tempe', a beautiful valley set at the foot of Mount Olympus in Greece, which was prominent in ancient Greek legend. Tempe House, designed by John Verge (1772–1861) in the Georgian style, is regarded as one of the great houses of Sydney. It is listed with the Heritage Council of New South Wales〔(Heritage Council of New South Wales )〕 as well as the State Heritage Register.〔(State Heritage Register )〕 Spark also donated money towards the purchase of land and the building of St Peter’s Church of England, which gave its name to the suburb of St Peters, to the north of Tempe. Frederick Wright Unwin, who gave his name to Unwins Bridge Road, was prominent in the legal profession in Sydney’s early days. William Bede Dalley, after whom Dalley Street was named, studied under Unwin and became one of the members of the first parliament in New South Wales in 1856. A prominent businessman during the late 19th century, William Fanning, had Fanning Street named after him, which is situated in what used to be known as Tempe Village.〔''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 253〕 Way Street was named after the Way family. The solicitor Richard Henry Way built ''Lymerston'', an Italianate villa that still stands in Hillcrest Street, in 1842-43. What is now Lymerston Street was originally the carriageway from the Princes Highway to the house. ''Lymerston'' was one of the villa estates subdivided by Robert Campbell. It survives as one of the better examples of the large villas of the 1840s, few of which remain. It was a Sisters of Mercy convent from 1915–82, after which it was used as a residential education centre. It was later sold as a private home. It is heritage-listed.〔(State Heritage Register )〕 There is a memorial window to the Way family in St Peters Church, St Peters. Another prominent family was the Harber family. Emmanuel Harber started brickmaking in 1863. He was followed by Abel Harber, who carried on brickmaking on Unwins Bridge Road, before moving to Marrickville. Emmanuel, Abel and Elias Harber were aldermen on St Peters Council. There is a memorial window to the Harber family in St Peter's Church. Gannon Street was named after the Gannon family. Michael Gannon arrived in Sydney in 1820 as a convict. After being pardoned, he opened an inn on the Cooks River Road. Fred Gannon built his Italianate home ''Hurlingham'' in Union Street. It still stands and is now heritage-listed.〔(State Heritage Register )〕 Jane Gannon was buried in St Peter's Church. In 1963, Harry Triguboff bought a block of land in Smith Street and constructed a block of eight units. This was Triguboff's first development. Later, after his Gladesville development in Meriton Street, he would establish his company Meriton Apartments. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tempe, New South Wales」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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