College Park history Archives

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Oral History Interview with Author and Historic Preservationist Grace Hagedorn

Author and Historic Preservationist, Grace Hagedorn, pictured with her husband, Fred Hagedorn. Grace Hagedorn, a Fulbright Scholar, received her education in the United States and in Austria. She is the author of Sam Stoltz, artist and builder, 1876-1952 ... Read more

Places

The College Park Neighborhood Association's 16th Annual Homes Tour: Mediterranean Revivals, 2006

Mediterranean Revival is an eclectic style using Spanish, Italian Renaissance and Moorish architectural elements. In Florida, the style's popularity soared in the 1920's; it remained a pervasive influence until World War II. It was used for a variety of b ... Read more

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The College Park Neighborhood Association 14th Annual Historic Homes Tour and 80th Anniversary of Dubsdread Golf Course, 2004

385 Dubsdread Circle an Historic House featured in The College Park Neighborhood Association 14th Annual Historic Homes Tour and 80th Anniversary of Dubsdread Golf Course, November 21, 2004. It all began with Hanford Carl Dann (1885-1940), an Orange Coun ... Read more

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The College Park Neighborhood Association 13th Annual Historic Homes Tour, 2003

Interlaken - between the lakes - was the name chosen by Lester and William Nydegger for their 1941 subdivision and 1946 and 1948 additions. Their choice referred to their ancestral Swiss city of Interlaken and to the beautiful Florida lakes - Fairview, Sa ... Read more

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College Park Neighborhood Association 12th Annual Historic Homes Tour, College Park Country Club, 2002

901 West Smith Street - Historic home featured in the 12th Annual Historic Homes Tour presented by The College Park Neighborhood Association. Today's tour takes you through 1925 and 1926 subdivisions called College Park Country Club Section a ... Read more

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11th College Park Historic Homes Tour, Palm Terrace, 2001

Historic College Park Home at 2527 Reading Drive and Bryn Mawr Street. Photo provided by College Park Historical Society Board Member Julie Northlake. 11th College Park Historic Homes Tour, Palm Terrace, 2001 "With the opening of Palm Terrace the peopl ... Read more

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10th College Park Historic Homes Tour - in the Shadow of Interstate 4, 2000

Almost 80 years ago, long before Interstate 4 was dreamed of, developer Walter W. Rose transformed groveland into building lots with streets he named for colleges and universities. Active in Orlando Real Estate since 1913, Rose was one of the first to rea ... Read more

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9th College Park Historic Homes Tour, in the Shadow of Interstate 4, 1999

Almost 80 years ago, long before Interstate 4 was dreamed of, developer Walter R. Rose transformed groveland into building lots with streets he named for colleges and universities. Our tour includes homes from his December 1921 Rosemere subdivision and fr ... Read more

Events

College Park Historic Homes Tour - West Lake Adair / South College Park, 1998

818 Ellwood Avenue home featured in the College Park Historic Homes Tour, West Lake Adair/South College Park - Nov. 22, 1998. Photo provided by College Park Historical Society Board Member Julie Northlake. In the 1910's and 20's the area north of Coloni ... Read more

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College Park Historic Homes Tour North From Lake Adair, November 23, 1997.

803 Lake Adair Boulevard historic home featured in the College Park Historic Homes Tour North From Lake Adair, November 23, 1997. Lake Adair reportedly got its name in 1884, when John W. Childress bought an adjacent grove and bestowed his wife's name on ... Read more

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College Park Historic Homes Tour - Shore Crest, 1996

The 1920's boom transformed groves, farms and woodlands into neatly platted small-lot subdivisions now collectively called College Park. One of the first developers to realize this area's potential was Walter W. Rose. Active in Orlando real estate since ... Read more

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Historic Homes Walking Tour: The College Streets of College Park Brochure

1101 West Princeton Street 1101 West Princeton St. Historic house description quoted from the 12th Annual Historic Homes Tour ticket presented by The College Park Neighborhood Association. "S.A. Atha took out the building permit for this fine home in J ... Read more