Temperley is a district in

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, Argentina, located in the south of Lomas de Zamora Partido.

History

In 1854 the industrial and textile merchant George Temperley (born in 1823 in

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) bought from the Marenco brothers 51 hectares between the present streets of Dorrego, Almirante Brown, Eva Perón and Lavalle, and built a country house there. On October 16, 1870, Temperley set aside land from his extensive property for the establishment of a community, and participated in the building of both the original Lomas de Zamora City Hall and the Temperley railway station, one of the largest in

. In 1965 the town of Temperley was granted ''ciudad'' status by the Provincial Legislature.

Origin of the name

It was George Temperley who helped to create Lomas de Zamora Partido and who made possible the foundation of the town of Temperley.

Important places

Founded on November 1, 1912,

Club Atlético Temperley Club Atlético Temperley is an Argentine sports club from the city of Temperley in Greater Buenos Aires. The club is mostly known for its football team, which currently plays in the Primera Nacional, the second division of the Argentine football ...

is the

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club for the Cities of Temperley and Turdera.

Gallery

File:Estación Temperley 2.jpg, Temperley Station, c.1905 File:Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Piedad - Temperley, Argentina.jpg, Parish Our Lady of Mercy of Temperley File:Iglesia Presbiteriana San Andres, Temperley.jpg, St. Andrew´s Presbyterian Church File:Iglesia Ortodoxa Rusa Temperley Argentina 2.jpg, Russian Orthodox Church of Temperley File:Esquina Tomás Espora & Avellaneda, Temperley.jpg, Corner of the streets Espora and Avellaneda, Temperley File:Temperley, Villa Grampa 04.jpg, old house of Temperley (Villa Grampa) File:Temperley, Villa Grampa 05.jpg, Villa Grampa File:Armonio Mason & Hamlin 01.jpg,

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organ (Villa Grampa) File:J31 535 Bf Temperley, Abstellgruppe.jpg, General Roca Railway File:J31 545 Bf Temperley, A 703.jpg, cargo train of General Roca Railway

External links

TemperleyWeb

Temperley's Comercial Guide

Club Atlético Temperley
{{Authority control Populated places in Buenos Aires Province Populated places established in 1870 Lomas de Zamora Partido Cities in Argentina 1870 establishments in Argentina