The Rising Sun Inn is a historic home in

Anne Arundel County, Maryland Anne Arundel County (; ), also notated as AA or A.A. County, is located in the U.S. state of Maryland. As of the 2020 United States census, its population was 588,261, an increase of just under 10% since 2010. Its county seat is Annapolis, Mar ...

, United States. It is a mid- and late-18th-century -story frame house. The earlier section dates to about 1753 and is covered with a

gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of intersecting roof pitches. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system used, which reflects climate, material availability, and aesth ...

roof and features a brick gable end. In the late 18th century, a frame, one-room

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roof wing was added to the northwest gable end of the house. Since 1916, it has been used as the headquarters of the Ann Arundel Chapter of the

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. The Rising Sun Inn was listed on the

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in 1985.

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The Rising Sun Inn
Non-profit organization that supports the historic Inn. *, including photo from 1985, at Maryland Historical Trust * Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland Houses in Anne Arundel County, Maryland Houses completed in 1753 Historic American Buildings Survey in Maryland National Register of Historic Places in Anne Arundel County, Maryland {{AnneArundelCountyMD-NRHP-stub