College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Brown’s Tavern

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 4, 2013

1. Brown’s Tavern Marker

Inscription. This plaque and garden commemorate the site of Brown’s Tavern, a Prince George’s County Historic Site that served travelers on the former Baltimore-Washington turnpike from the early 1830’s to the early 1990’s. It was constructed and owned by the stagecoach company of Richard Stockton and William B. Stokes. John Brown purchased the tavern in 1835 and operated it until his death in 1862. The tavern was the centerpiece of the Del Haven White House Motel and Cottages, which opened in the early 1940’s. The deteriorated structure was demolished in November 2001.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is November 2001.

Location. 39° 1.388′ N, 76° 55.472′ W. Marker is in College Park, Maryland, in Prince George's County. It is at the intersection of Baltimore Avenue (U.S. 1) and Milestone Way, on the right when traveling south on Baltimore Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10280 Baltimore Ave, College Park MD 20740, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan

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Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Site of Rhodes’ Tavern (a few steps from this marker); Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - West (approx. ¼ mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. one mile away); Van Horn’s Tavern (approx. 1.3 miles away); Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. and Ladies Auxiliary (approx. 1.4 miles away); College Park War Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Town of Berwyn Heights (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ebenezer Meeting House (approx. 1.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in College Park.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, May 21, 2021

2. Brown’s Tavern Marker

Photographed by Tom Fuchs, October 13, 2007

3. Brown's Tavern Marker

Photographed by Tom Fuchs, October 13, 2007

4. Brown’s Tavern Marker

Del Haven White House Cottages on US 1, 7 Miles North of Washington, D. C. image. Click for full size.

J. J. Prats Postcard Collection

5. Del Haven White House Cottages on US 1, 7 Miles North of Washington, D. C.

The back of the postcard reads, “Fifty Brick Cottages with Hotel Accommodations. Each with tile bath, Beautyrest Mattresses and Steam Heat. Radios and Sitting Rooms in some. F.M. Irwin, Prop. and Mgr. Tel. Tower 4-852, Washington. 7 miles north of Washington D.C. on US 1, Berwyn, Maryland. AAA.”

Photographed by Tom Fuchs, October 13, 2007

6. Brown's Tavern Marker

Brown's Tavern image. Click for full size.

Maryland Historical Trust (Historic Sites Survey), September 1988

7. Brown's Tavern

Note the historic marker to the right of the building.

Photographed by Adam Margolis, May 21, 2021

8. Brown’s Tavern Marker

Maryland Historical Trust (Historic Sites Survey), May 1998

9. Brown's Tavern

Maryland Historical Trust (Historic Sites Survey), May 1998

10. Cottages

Cottages, as seen in lower right of postcard image. Click for full size.

Maryland Historical Trust (Historic Sites Survey), May 1988

11. Cottages, as seen in lower right of postcard

Milestone, in front of Brown's Tavern image. Click for full size.

Maryland Historical Trust (Historic Sites Survey), September 1988

12. Milestone, in front of Brown's Tavern

Indicating 25 miles to Baltimore

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 4, 2013

13. Brown's Tavern

Close-up of image on marker

Brown’s Tavern Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 4, 2013

14. Brown’s Tavern Site

The outlines of Brown's Tavern and its four chimney are marked out in stone.

Photographed by Allen C. Browne, August 4, 2013

15. 25 M to B

This is the only remaining milestone on the 1813 Baltimore Washington Turnpike.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. This page has been viewed 3,864 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 6, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 2. submitted on January 9, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 3, 4. submitted on October 15, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 5. submitted on October 19, 2007, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 6. submitted on October 15, 2007, by Tom Fuchs of Greenbelt, Maryland. 7. submitted on March 4, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 8. submitted on January 9, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 9, 10, 11, 12. submitted on March 4, 2008, by Christopher Busta-Peck of Shaker Heights, Ohio. 13, 14, 15. submitted on August 5, 2013, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.