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08-OCT-2018

The circular room

This family room was located in a totally circular part of the church that I’ll post a picture of later. Looked nice, but might be a challenge to decorate.

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The Eastern Presbyterian Church was built in 1891 on Maryland Avenue NE, across from Stanton Park. The church was sold in 1956 and since then has housed various religious congregations. It has now been converted into six luxury condos that range in size from 2,293 to 2,765 square feet (with 2, 3 or 4 bedrooms) and in price from $2.4 million to $2.8 million. Each unit has an elevator as they are all arranged vertically, with three floors each.

The original stained glass windows have been refurbished and are stunning, and some of the architectural features of the church have been incorporated in the condo interiors, but in all honesty, I felt the workmanship to be shockingly shoddy and the appointments cheap. Some of the so-called bedrooms were oddly and impractically shaped, and several had absolutely no windows, while many were located on the basement floor, allowing passersby to easily look in.

Even if I were able to afford a close to $3 million condo, I’d never buy one of these units.

Two of a kind, posted earlier:

Nikon D850 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/320s f/5.6 at 27.0mm iso1000 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Zoltán Balogh30-Jun-2023 16:41
I love the clever way you composed it, excellent shot! V
Dave Berry13-Oct-2018 17:20
That church really cornered the market on stained glass. Beautiful! V
Fong Lam13-Oct-2018 16:50
The stained glass windows and circular shape give this place an exclusive appearance...but what an exhorbitant price! Excellent shot, Helen....V
Tomasz Dziubinski - Photography13-Oct-2018 16:21
Excellent capture, vote.
Chris Morton13-Oct-2018 15:19
you're not convincing me I need to move yet
Tom Munson13-Oct-2018 15:08
Beautiful room, Helen.
John Hamers13-Oct-2018 14:56
Beautiful stained glass windows in this room !! Excellent exposure !!V
Raymond13-Oct-2018 14:56
I just can't iimagine living in a church! And to pay over $2 million on top of that!!! I like to see outside through my windows, however nice the stained glass may be!