Roberts Inn

Roberts Inn is a rural property in Cooksville featuring a stone main house with a rebuilt log section and multiple farm buildings distributed across the grounds. The structures include a frame bank barn, a ground barn, a dairy with tile work, and a frame silo arranged around the central residence.

The property began as a tavern serving travelers on the National Pike, an important road for commerce and transportation during westward expansion. Its recognition on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006 acknowledged its role in this transportation network.

The building reflects how people lived and worked in rural Maryland during the 1800s, with its mixed stone and log construction showing practical choices made by settlers. Visitors can see how the main house and surrounding farm buildings worked together as one working property.

The property sits on Frederick Road near the intersection of Route 144 and Route 97 in Howard County, making it easy to locate by car. Wear sturdy shoes to explore the grounds comfortably, as the terrain is rural and can be uneven in places.

The property preserves farm buildings from different eras that reveal how agricultural practices changed over time, with each structure designed for a specific farming purpose. This collection of working buildings from multiple periods is uncommon to find together on a single site.