Stained Glass in a $1.5M Converted Church in St. Louis Is Simply Divine

It’s a property that offers a unique open floor plan—plus a hot tub with a view.

“It was a Methodist church located in a historic little area of St. Louis and the congregation had dwindled down, so they sold it a few years ago,” explains listing agent Ted Wight, with Dielmann Sotheby’s International Realty.

Now the former church turned bed-and-breakfast on Clifton Avenue is on the market for $1.5 million.

The Dr. Fry Memorial Methodist Church was built at the turn of the 20th century high on a hill. It held its last service in June 2004, and the current owners bought it shortly thereafter and began renovations. A stipulation ensured some of the church’s beauty would remain intact.

“One thing prior to the sale was that the stained-glass windows could not be removed. The congregation felt strongly that they didn’t want them thrown away or sold or something like that,” Wight explains. “The windows are beautiful, so I don’t think anybody would want to remove them.”

Today, the former church features five ensuite bedrooms upstairs. Many of the rooms have the original stained-glass windows while others have been outfitted with clear glass windows.

“They spent a significant amount of money to convert it. Everything is very high-quality in it,” Wight says. “The stained-glass windows are really dynamic, and I thought the level of quality that they refinished it in was really good. It is really turnkey. You’re not getting something that needs work.”

According to the Clifton Heights Inn website, which features photos of the restoration, the owners spent 12 years gutting and renovating the historic building in what they call “a labor of love.”

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