Maitland Art Center
Also known as: The Research Center
231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, Florida
231 W. Packwood Ave., Maitland, Florida
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Description
The Maitland Art Center, a compound of fourteen one-story stucco and concrete block buildings, serves the community as a public gallery and educational facility. Begun in 1937 as a workshop/gallery called The Research Center, the buildings were designed and built by Andre Smith, architect, painter, and sculptor in a stylized Aztec-Mayan motif. It was conceived as an artists' village where room and board were provided for guest artists supported by a non-profit corporation established by Mary Curtis Bok Zimbalist. The integration of bas-relief sculpture, murals, and buildings provide a significant contribution to America's architectural heritage. -- Historic American Buildings SurveyNational Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1982
- Reference number
- 82001036
- Architectural style
- Modern Movement
- Areas of significance
- Art; Education; Architecture
- Level of significance
- Local
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic functions
- Single dwelling; School
- Current functions
- Museum; Work of art (sculpture, carving, rock art); School
- Period of significance
- 1925-1949
- Significant year
- 1937
- Number of properties
- Contributing buildings: 6
Sources
- John Reidy
- Wikipedia
- HABS FL-364 - Maitland Art Center
- National Register database - Reference number 82001036
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