Cora Lemon (second from left) transitioning ownership to Henry Ford (left) in 1923. Clara Ford is on the right.
History, Art and Literature
Having served the public for 290 years, Longfellow’s Wayside Inn is the oldest operating Inn on the one of the oldest commissioned roads in the United States. The Wayside Inn Historic District was designated a Local Historic District in 1967, a Massachusetts Historic Landmark in 1970, and a National Register District in 1973.
For almost three hundred years, the Inn has provided the setting for historic meetings and gatherings, the stories of which have been handed down from innkeeper to innkeeper, from neighbors to guests.