Artist Josephine Huggins shares what she enjoys most about living in College Park in this interview conducted on May 8, 2012.
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Jo Huggins came to Orlando in 1957, after working in fashion design, and began her successful dog portrait business here in the 1960’s.
Her work is sought after by many collectors in the southeast and such local stars as Mr. Richard who requested a commission of the family Boxer for his wife, Danielle, as a present.
Josephine Huggins enjoys her College Park art studio. She says, “College Park is like a small town. It’s really pleasant. I love the quiet.”
The name College Park first appears in this area in the February 1925 CABCO subdivision plat. However, according to the College Park Neighborhood Association History, “Walter W. Rose’s December 1921 plat of Rosemere shows college named streets – Princeton, Harvard, Yale, and Cornell. And so, in early 1925 when the Cooper-Atha-Barr Company (CABCO) decided to develop near Rosemere they named their subdivision College Park.”
Photo of Jo and Ted Huggins of College Park celebrating on their way to the Annual Meals on Wheels Gala, October 15, 2011.
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Jo and Ted Huggins of College Park
Jo and Ted Huggins of College Park celebrate on their way to the Annual Meals on Wheels Gala, October 15, 2011.
Ted Huggins
Photo of Central Florida builder Ted Huggins of College Park. Ted's grandfather was one of the first contractors in Orange County. The Huggins brothers,...
Josephine Huggins, Dog Portrait Artist
Dog portrait by local artist, Josephine Huggins, who creates fine dog portraits in her College Park studio. Mrs. Huggins has exhibited at the...
Josephine Huggins, Dog Portrait Artist
Dog portrait by local artist, Josephine Huggins, who creates fine dog portraits in her College Park studio. Mrs. Huggins has exhibited at the...
Ted’s grandfather, mentioned in the second photo, was Arthur N. Huggins. One small correction concerning The Huggins Brothers. They were Henry, Joe, Jack, A.N. (not Ian) and Richard.
Greetings Kathryn! Thank you for visiting the Orlando Memory post “The Community Feeling of College Park – Josephine Huggins,” and sharing information about the Huggins family. We hope you find additional posts on Orlando Memory that bring back fond memories of days gone by and continue to share with us all! THE ORLANDO MEMORY TEAM