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1891 Church Now Bell Tower at Stanton Park

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.
Eastern Presbyterian Church (1891), now luxury condos
Eastern Presbyterian Church (1891), now luxury condos
Unique kitchen
Unique kitchen
A more modest kitchen
A more modest kitchen
The nicest kitchen of all
The nicest kitchen of all
Window detail
Window detail
Variety
Variety
'CE'
'CE'
The dark kitchen
The dark kitchen
Typical upper floor bedroom
Typical upper floor bedroom
The circular room
The circular room
The surprise
The surprise
Tip of the window
Tip of the window
Windows and doorway
Windows and doorway
Unusual window
Unusual window
Circular unit
Circular unit
Finishing touches
Finishing touches