Wayside Going by the Wayside?

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The history of Ellicott City's Wayside Inn predates the creation of Howard County.When the granite stone house on Old Columbia Pike began hosting overnightguests back in 1780, HoCo was still part of Anne Arundel County.

The roadside inn has seen many travelers passing through HoCoover those years, including rumored visits of George Washington and John Adams.
I know for certain that it was at least visited by Jim Robey.According to the Inn’s website, in 2004, tocelebrate the latest “reopening” following an extensive renovation, then countyexec Jim Robey cut the ceremonial ribbon.
The inn is now listed with rock-star HoCo realtor, Creig Northrop. The asking priceis $1.2 million and the listing says it “May also be purchased forsingle-family or multi-family use.”
In other words you don’t have to run the property as bed and breakfast anymore if you buy it. After 232 years, it's days of hosting HoCo visitors may now be coming to an end.
In a way, it really isn’t much of roadside inn anymore. Before theybuilt the hulking sound barrier right across the street, the inn with itscandles in the windows was a HoCo loco landmark, visible to all travelerspassing by on the county’s main artery.
Nowadays, the only traffic that passes its door are themembers of the Forest Hill Swim Club and HoCo locos taking the back way toDorsey’s Search. Folks passing through HoCo on their way from Point A to Point B wouldn't even know it was there.