The Old Inn

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The Old Inn
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Location 401 Talbot Street (MD 33), St. Michaels, Maryland
Coordinates 38°47′1″N76°13′25″W / 38.78361°N 76.22361°W / 38.78361; -76.22361 Coordinates: 38°47′1″N76°13′25″W / 38.78361°N 76.22361°W / 38.78361; -76.22361
Area 1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built 1816 (1816)
NRHP reference # 80001840 [1]
Added to NRHP March 25, 1980

The Old Inn, also known as the Old Brick Inn, was built circa 1816 in Saint Michaels, Maryland. It is unusual for Maryland in possessing two-story porches on both its front and back sides. [2]

Saint Michaels, Maryland Town in Maryland, United States

Saint Michaels, also known as St. Michaels, is a town in Talbot County, Maryland, USA. The population was 1,029 at the 2010 census. Saint Michaels derives its name from the Episcopal Parish established there in 1677. The church attracted settlers who engaged in tobacco growing and ship building.

The Old Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. Orlando Ridout V and Cynthia B. Ludlow (February 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: The Old Inn" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.