▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( 1 9 2 1 ). ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Temple ▁Terra ce ▁Historic ▁Resources ▁Survey , ▁both ▁buildings ▁were ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places . ▁After ▁the ▁Florida ▁economic ▁collapse ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁the ▁property ▁and ▁its ▁buildings ▁were ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Florida ▁Bible ▁Institute ▁from ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Temple ▁Terra ce ▁before ▁being ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁today ' s ▁Florida ▁College . ▁ ▁Billy ▁Graham ▁attended ▁Florida ▁Bible ▁Institute , ▁which ▁owned ▁the ▁property ▁now ▁occupied ▁by ▁Florida ▁College , ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁In ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁he ▁writes ▁he ▁received ▁his ▁calling ▁" on ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁green ▁of ▁the ▁Temple ▁Terra ce ▁G olf ▁and ▁Country ▁Club ". ▁A ▁Billy ▁Graham ▁Memorial ▁Park ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁green ▁on ▁the ▁river . ▁ ▁Kn own ▁as ▁Florida ▁Christian ▁College , ▁the ▁school ' s ▁char ter ▁was ▁draft ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁The ▁school ▁opened ▁in ▁fall ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁with ▁ 1 0 0   stud ents . ▁The ▁college ▁char ter ▁st ip ul ates ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁be ▁active ▁in ▁a ▁local , ▁generally ▁non - inst itution al , ▁Church ▁of ▁Christ . ▁The ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁school