Roberts Inn
National Register of Historic Places

Roberts Inn

Cooksville, Howard County, Maryland
Listed
August 1, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
06000661

About this property

Roberts Inn, is a historic home and farm located at Cooksville, Howard County, Maryland. The complex consists of a 2+1⁄2-story stuccoed stone house with a reconstructed log wing built about 1808, and several 19th- to early-20th-century agricultural outbuildings, including a frame bank barn, a frame ground barn, a tile dairy, and a frame silo. The construction of the house coincided with the extension of the National Pike through the Cooksville area. Documentary and architectural evidence supports its use as a turnpike tavern from an early date. Tradition holds that Marquis de Lafayette breakfasted at Roberts Inn during his 1824 tour of America. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. It is located off of Route 144 off the intersection of Route 144 and Route 97.

Location

14610 Frederick Rd.
Cooksville, Howard County, Maryland
39.32504, -77.01965

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When was Roberts Inn listed on the National Register?

Roberts Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 1, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Roberts Inn?

Roberts Inn is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Roberts Inn?

The period of significance for Roberts Inn is recorded as the civil_war era.

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