EXHIBIT 23(c)


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-63671) of Washington Real Estate Investment Trust
of our report dated March 27, 1996 appearing on page 23 of this Form 10-K.


/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

Washington, D.C.
March 7, 1997