The theological center, whose walls are made of locally quarried gray stone, is one of the most picturesque buildings in the quaint Mount Washington village. It faces Baltimore Clayworks, a former Enoch Pratt Free Library Branch. Its closest neighbor was once the Mount Washington railroad station, a frame structure that was torn down in the 1960s and is today a light rail stop. The former convent sits comfortably at the base of a well-landscaped hill. A little stream runs through the backyard.
Mature trees dot the property.
What we have is a village and what is being proposed is a metro center, Paul Hanley said of the project, which was initially outlined to members of the Mount Washington Improvement Association a few weeks ago. Since then, he and other neighbors have vowed to monitor the insurance firm s plans as they are proposed, modified and changed. What we were shown is was massive, totally out of character for the village, Hanley said. She feels that the history of this convent-theological center should be better recognized by the neighborhood. The nuns and students work quietly.