Roberts Inn (Cooksville, Maryland)

 place with historical importance, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, 1810s construction

mht.maryland.gov/NR/NRDetail.aspx?NRID=1499

Roberts Inn is a circa 1808 stucco stone house with a reconstructed log wing.

Roberts Inn is historically significant for its association with the development of transportation in the Central Maryland region during the 19th century. 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 Lafayette breakfasted at Roberts Inn during his 1824 tour of America.

Roberts Inn derives additional significance for its architecture, as an example of a type of property that functioned as a turnpike tavern during the early 19th century, and which was subsequently converted to domestic and agricultural use as economic conditions changed later in the period.