The temple subsequently formed the center of a complex of buildings built around it. Because they were new at the time, they were called hsin-wu, or "new houses," which in time became used as the name of the village: Hsinwu.
祠堂落成後，范姜族人以之為中心，在一旁蓋房舍定居，因為建築嶄新，往來人群以「新屋」相稱，久而久之，新屋就變成當地的地名了。