Inns on the National Road

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Inns on the National Road
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LocationE and W of Cumberland on U.S. 40 from Flintstone to Grantsville (also in Garrett County), Grantsville, Maryland
Nearest city Cumberland, Maryland
Coordinates 39°40′49″N78°52′12″W / 39.68028°N 78.87000°W / 39.68028; -78.87000
Area5.5 acres (2.2 ha)
Architectural styleGreek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 76000976 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1976

The Inns on the National Road is a national historic district near Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. It originally consisted of 11 Maryland inns on the National Road and located in Allegany and Garrett counties. Those that remain stand as the physical remains of the almost-legendary hospitality offered on this well-traveled route to the west. [2]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

Allegany County

Garrett County

Tomlinson Inn and the Little Meadows
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Tomlinson Inn
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Nearest city Grantsville, Maryland
Coordinates 39°41′54″N79°5′10″W / 39.69833°N 79.08611°W / 39.69833; -79.08611
Area897 acres (363 ha)
Built1818 (1818)
NRHP reference No. 73000920 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 20, 1973
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

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  16. William Morgan (June 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Tomlinson Inn and The Little Meadows" (PDF). Maryland State Archives. Retrieved January 1, 2016.

Summaries at Maryland Historical Trust

NRHP Nomination Forms at Maryland State Archives