621 SOUTH LAKELAND AVENUE
3 Bed / 2 Bath – 1,423 Square Feet Home is fully renovated with updated kitchen, bathrooms, and flooring. Brand new central A/C and heating system. Covered front and back porch with carport.
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Gus Henderson: Crusading Voice for Voters and Newspaper Pioneer
Gus Henderson: Crusading Voice for Voters and Newspaper Pioneer By Whitney Broadaway from the Spring 2020 edition of Reflections magazine In 1862, in the middle of the Civil War, Gustavus Christopher “Gus” Henderson was born near Lake City, Florida. His mother was black, but not much is known about his father, who may have been white. He…
Celebrating Black History: Frank R. Israel and Walter B. Simpson
Celebrating Black History: Frank R. Israel and Walter B. Simpson Who were Frank R. Israel and Walter B. Simpson? From 1887-1893, these men served as the first (and only) African Americans to hold elected office in Winter Park’s city government. While we cannot know for certain, historians have speculated that the man holding the newspaper is…
What Community Land Trusts Can Do for Racial Equity
What Community Land Trusts Can Do for Racial Equity Empowering Black Americans with access to own property and build wealth is key to cities addressing decades of racist policies and inequality. American cities represent part of the nation’s long and grim history of discrimination and oppression against Black people. They can also be part of the recovery from…
Winter Park Magazine – People to Watch
JUAN HOLLINGSWORTH INTERN ARCHITECT, HUNTONBRADYPRESIDENT, HANNIBAL SQUARE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST BOARD OF DIRECTORS For Juan Hollingsworth, board president of the nonprofit Hannibal Square Community Land Trust, life keeps coming full circle. The Chicago native earned a master’s degree in architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology, located just two blocks from the now-demolished housing project…
HANNIBAL SQUARE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST RECEIVES GRANT TO HELP HOMEOWNERS IN WINTER PARK
HANNIBAL SQUARE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST RECEIVES GRANT TO HELP HOMEOWNERS IN WINTER PARK Winter Park, FL — January 11, 2021 — Hannibal Square Community Land Trust (HSCLT) recently received a $23,400 grant from Winter Park Community Grants, a signature initiative of the Winter Park Community Foundation at Central Florida Foundation. The grant will help further HSCLT’s mission to…
Local Land Trust Creates Permanent Affordable Housing Opportunities
In 2005, the Hannibal Square Community Land Trust (HSCLT) was established with the purpose of creating and maintaining permanent affordable housing in Winter Park and surrounding Central Florida neighborhoods. Investors have been flipping homes in Hannibal Square, a historically black community in Winter Park, for a profit since the early 2000s. They purchase land, sometimes two side-by-side…
Juneteenth Event 2020
Date: June 19, 2020 at 7:00PM Delivered Via: Facebook Live and YouTube Program Title: Imagining Freedom: Black Community and Creating Place Speakers: Dr. Julian Chambliss, Ph.D. and Dr. Scot French Format: A conversation between the two speakers; 3 15-minute segments with breaks in between for giveaways and sponsor recognition throughout the presentation. Total program time is…