The new owners of Mount Vernon Place Church have selected a nationally prominent architecture firm to help guide its restoration.
Quinn Evans, winner of the American Institute of Architects’ 2024 AIA Architecture Firm Award, has been chosen over 10 other design teams that responded to a Request for Qualifications issued by UNITE Mount Vernon, the non-profit organization that acquired the 1872 landmark in July and is working to restore and activate it as a community hub and anchor for Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood.
Jack Danna, chair of UNITE Mount Vernon, said the firm’s Baltimore office will lead the effort and its charge is to develop a conceptual master plan to guide the church’s restoration and adaptive reuse. He said Quinn Evans’ team will be led by principal Anath Ranon; senior associate Allison McElheny and associate Sara Langmead. Ranon is a past member of Baltimore’s preservation commission and Langmead is a current member…