For more than 270 years, the Washington Inn and Tavern has served as a headquarters for the Princess Anne community on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. It was only fitting that when a prospective owner decided to revitalize the vacant historic structure to its former glory, he took on the immense task as a collaborative effort with the surrounding neighborhood.
A partnership with the Town of Princess Anne and Somerset County, the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the Maryland Department of Commerce gave Ian Fleming the support that was needed to be able to restore every facet of the structure from mechanical systems to floor joists to windows.
“In all honesty, no single investor/developer/operator would take on this project on their own,” Fleming said. “The economy is struggling in this area but there is great potential with its unique proximity to Salisbury and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The persuasion to take the project on came out of a plan developed by many different parties who understood the charm and sense of history that the Inn provided the community.”
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This is a Run Down Ghost Town much like Crisfield
ReplyDeleteSo don't pump it up to be something it is Not !!!!
ReplyDeleteGood food in historic setting! Like!
I applaud the work and preservation they have done, I have gone their often in the past in their delightful dining room for many Christmas dinners with groups. My own parents stayed their when they got married at this fine hotel.
ReplyDeleteStill a beautiful colonial structure.
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