Half-Way House (Parkton, Maryland)

Summary

Half-Way House, also known as The Wiseburg Inn, is a historic inn and toll house located on York Road at Parkton, Baltimore County, Maryland. It is a large, 2+12-story Flemish bond brick structure. The main part, built as an inn about 1810, was placed in front of an earlier log structure which has since been used as a kitchen. The property includes three of the original outbuildings, a stone dairy, a stone laundry, and a board-and-batten shed / ice house. It was built to serve travelers on the newly opened turnpike from Baltimore to York.[2]

Half-Way House
Half-Way House in 1936
Half-Way House (Parkton, Maryland) is located in Maryland
Half-Way House (Parkton, Maryland)
Half-Way House (Parkton, Maryland) is located in the United States
Half-Way House (Parkton, Maryland)
Location18200 York Road (MD 45), Parkton, Maryland
Coordinates39°37′24″N 76°39′31″W / 39.62333°N 76.65861°W / 39.62333; -76.65861
Area1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built1810 (1810)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No.80001795[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 8, 1980
Half-Way House (Boundary Increase)
Nearest cityParkton, Maryland
NRHP reference No.89000809[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 12, 1989

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. A boundary increase took place in 1989.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Shirley B. Clemens (1979). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Half-Way House and Toll House" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.

External links edit

  • Half-Way House and Toll House, Baltimore County, including undated photo, at Maryland Historical Trust