It’s Sunday morning. You slide onto a hard wooden pew. You’re surrounded by other folks. Light is beaming through open rafters of a vaulted ceiling. Up at the pulpit, they’re calling, “Order up.”

Wait. What? You’re not at Sunday service. You’re at Sunday brunch instead.

Take a look at this former church-turned-restaurant up in Charlotte.

Supperland is using the bones (and then some) of what was previously a church to design + “repurpose” a unique restaurant concept.

Supperland is not alone in their desire to complete an “adaptive reuse project.” Here are 10 other examples of some of the coolest adaptive reuse projects across the country – including one in your own backyard that might surprise you. On Townes Street, there is a building that was once a synagogue, then a church, then a photo studio, and, now, a private residence. (You can read more on that transformation here.)

These projects take work (obviously all good things do) and vision, but they have the potential to add so much character + charm to our rapidly expanding city. And despite the examples we’ve mentioned, previous experience as a church is not required.

While not up for sale (but up for lease), the 7,433 sqft 70-year-old fire station at 2101 Augusta Rd. (which gives us major Princess Diary vibes by the way) has the potential to make a really amazing...restaurant? Brewery? Barcade complete with bowling? Boutique hotel? Our vision board includes those big garage doors and what we’re sure is the fireman’s pole of every kid’s dreams. “Where am I gonna park?” you may ask. Great question — there’s plenty of parking around back, alongside, and in the lots off Faris Road.

Around the country, there are some fire stations that have had some pretty *spicy* renovations like station No. 16 (pictured above) in Atlanta that now serves up BBQ or station No. 28 in Los Angeles that is a corporate headquarters and a restaurant. 🔥

The former Detroit Fire Department headquarters (pictured below) is now the Detroit Foundation Hotel. And if you’ve ever been to Denver, you might recognize Woodie Fisher in historic Hose House No. 1 — one of the very first fire stations in Denver.

So, all that being said, we want to know....👇

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