Maitland Art Center – Orlando Citizen

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Eatonville’s story continues past its borders: the Maitland Art Center and Audubon raptor hospital in neighboring Maitland, and Hannibal Square’s Heritage Center in Winter Park — a labeled, half-day loop that completes the picture.

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November 14, 2026 Staff Reports

Inside the Maitland Art Center: The Landmark an Artist Built by Hand

André Smith built his Research Studio in 1937 with Mary Curtis Bok’s backing and carved it for 25 years — today it is greater Orlando’s only National Historic Landmark, and artists still work there.