Half-Way House, Hotel in den Vereinigten Staaten
The Half-Way House is a historic brick building in Parkton, Maryland, built around 1810 in Federal style with two and a half stories. The property includes the main house, an older log structure used as a kitchen, and three original stone outbuildings: a dairy, a laundry, and an icehouse.
Built around 1810, this building served as an inn and toll house on a newly opened turnpike connecting Baltimore and York, making travel and commerce more practical in the region. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, with expanded boundaries added in 1989 to include the original outbuildings.
The building was also known as The Wiseburg Inn and served as a stopping point for people moving between Baltimore and York. Its role reflects how hospitality and trade shaped daily life in this region during the early 1800s.
The property sits on York Road in Parkton and spans about 1.7 acres with clearly visible buildings from different periods. Visitors can walk around the brick construction and the layout of outbuildings to understand how an early inn operated.
The brick walls display a Flemish bond pattern, an arrangement that creates a decorative look while showing the skill of early builders. This attention to detail in masonry has largely disappeared from modern construction and demonstrates the craftsmanship of the period.
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