Construction is well underway on the historic Warner Mansion and Carriage House restoration project in Kensington, Maryland. Washington Landmark Construction is converting the space, while preserving the historic elements, into condominiums and duplexes for residential use. Private ownership of property within an historic building – situated in a public park – is a first for Montgomery County.
Warner Circle Park sits on 4.5 acres in the heart of the Kensington Historic District. Brainard Warner, the founder of the town, and a significant figure in the development of Montgomery County and Washington, DC, lived with his family in the Warner Mansion. It continued as a private residence until the late 1940’s when it was converted into a nursing home, which closed in 2004. Maryland-National Capital Parks & Planning Commission acquired the site in 2005-2006 through the Legacy Open Space program to preserve the historic landscape and buildings, and opening the park for public use and community events.
The development project will “rehabilitate a treasured community asset into multi-family housing while also ensuring its care and upkeep into a new era. Warner Circle Park, which surrounds the project, will be preserved for continued public use,” per Washington Landmark Construction’s plan with Montgomery County and Montgomery Parks.
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