Historic Inns of Annapolis

[1] In 1772, Thomas Hyde, a respected merchant and civic leader, acquired a long-term lease on a lot on Church Circle.

In March 2007, Remington Hotels (currently property manager) opened a Starbucks Coffee in what once was the King of France Tavern.

The house was privately owned through the 1900s until Paul Pearson purchased it and proposed plans for its restoration expansion into a large inn.

[2] In 1772, an Annapolis barber by the name of Robert Johnson purchased town lot #73, and in 1773, his grandson built the brick house that still stands at 23 State Circle.

Formerly Located in the Maryland Inn, the restaurant's name honored the Paris Peace Treaty which ended the American Revolutionary War.

Representing Britain were Richard Oswald, the Chief Negotiator under the Earl of Shelburne, and their envoy David Hartley, who was signing for them.