Tidewater Inn

Tidewater Inn
Tidewater Inn, September 2012
Location101 E. Dover St., Easton, Maryland
Coordinates38°46′28″N 76°4′29″W / 38.77444°N 76.07472°W / 38.77444; -76.07472
Built1949
ArchitectLitchfield, Clarence B.; Bower, Frank W. Jr.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.07001118 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 02, 2007

Tidewater Inn is a historic hotel in Easton, Talbot County, Maryland, United States. It is a Colonial Revival brick, hip-roofed, four-story hotel with flanking three-story wings and an addition on the north wing.[2] Arthur Johnson Grymes Jr. was the original builder.[3] The original section was completed in 1949, with an addition to the north constructed in 1953. The floor plan of the original building is a flattened chevron shape. It served as the preeminent hostelry and community gathering place on the Maryland Eastern Shore during the time when new automobile-oriented transportation routes intensified the volume of visitors.[2]

The inn has a restaurant with bar, and 86 guest rooms and suites. It also serves as a wedding venue and hosts events such as opening night activities for Easton's Waterfowl Festival. Notable guests include Bing Crosby, the Kennedys, Robert Mitchum, Elvis Presley, and Elizabeth Taylor.[3] The Tidewater Inn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

During March 2026, it was announced that the Tidewater Inn would be sold. The current leadership team is continuing operations with no changes. Although a listing is not expected to be active for a few more months, the sale is expected before the end of the year.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Maryland Historical Trust". National Register of Historic Places: Tidewater Inn. Maryland Historical Trust. October 5, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Tierney, Lily (March 11, 2026). "Historic Tidewater Inn to be sold". The Star Democrat (Easton, Maryland). p. 1, 4. It's time for another group to continue the story

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