Maitland Art Center
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The Maitland Art Center (formerly known as The Research Studio) is a historic site in Maitland
, Florida
. It was founded and designed by architect and artist J. Andre Smith
in 1937. It is located at 231 West Packwood Avenue. On November 17, 1982, it was added to the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
.
The Maitland Art Center offers a variety of art classes for adults and children. Most of the classes help fund the center, and carry a fee. The fee amount can be found at their website.
Because of the natural setting and the ornamentation of the buildings, the art center is a common location for outdoor weddings. The art center offers three areas for weddings: the Main Garden, the Chapel, and the Mayan Courtyard. The photographs on the website give a fairly good idea of what the three locations look like. The fee for weddings is also listed on the website.
There are a variety of events and exhibitions during the year that range from “free” to “membership only”. The official website does a fairly good job of describing the events.
Maitland, Florida
Maitland is a suburban city in Orange County, Florida, United States, part of the Greater Metro Orlando area. The population was 12,019 at the 2000 census. As of 2006, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 14,172...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
. It was founded and designed by architect and artist J. Andre Smith
J. Andre Smith
J. Andre Smith was a war artist for the United States Army during World War I.-Biography:J. Andre Smith, born in Hong Kong, was the son of a sea captain and shipbuilder. After his father's death in 1887 the family lived for a few years in Hamburg, Germany, and then moved permanently to New York...
in 1937. It is located at 231 West Packwood Avenue. On November 17, 1982, it was added to the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
The Maitland Art Center offers a variety of art classes for adults and children. Most of the classes help fund the center, and carry a fee. The fee amount can be found at their website.
Because of the natural setting and the ornamentation of the buildings, the art center is a common location for outdoor weddings. The art center offers three areas for weddings: the Main Garden, the Chapel, and the Mayan Courtyard. The photographs on the website give a fairly good idea of what the three locations look like. The fee for weddings is also listed on the website.
There are a variety of events and exhibitions during the year that range from “free” to “membership only”. The official website does a fairly good job of describing the events.