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-{{for|the legislative body|Maryland House of Delegates}}
-{{Infobox building
-| name                = Maryland House
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-| building_type       = [[Rest area]]
-| owner               = [[Maryland Transportation Authority]]
-| current_tenants     = AreasUSA
-| location            = [[Interstate 95 in Maryland]]
-| latd                = 39
-| latm                = 29
-| lats                = 50.5
-| latNS               = N
-| longd               = 76
-| longm               = 13
-| longs               = 55.7
-| longEW              = W
-| Original Building completion_date     = 1963
-| Original Building renovation_date     = 1987
-| Original Building demolition_date     = 2012
-| Current building completion date     = 2014
-| url                 = [http://www.i95mdtravelplazas.com/the-maryland-house/12-the-maryland-house MdTA website]}}
-[[File:Maryland_House_service_plaza_building,_I-95,_Harford_County,_Md.jpg|thumb|right|Rebuilt Maryland House exterior, a few days after opening, January 2014]]
-[[File:Maryland House main atrium, December 28, 2010.jpg|thumb|right|Maryland House main atrium, decorated for Christmas.]]
-'''Maryland House''' is a [[service area]] located on [[Interstate 95 in Maryland|Interstate 95]] at Mile Marker 81.9.<ref name="mdta">{{Cite web |url=http://www.mdta.state.md.us/mdta/servlet/dispatchServlet?url=/TollFacilities/JFKHighway.jsp |title= Maryland Transportation Authority - John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway |accessdate=25 June 2009}}</ref><ref name="mta">{{Cite web |url=http://www.i95mdtravelplazas.com/the-maryland-house/12-the-maryland-house |title=Maryland Transportation Authority - The Maryland House |accessdate=25 June 2009}}</ref>  It is located on the median of [[Interstate 95 in Maryland|I-95]] and can be accessed by both northbound and southbound traffic.  It is approximately 24 miles north of [[Baltimore, Maryland|Baltimore]] in [[Harford County, Maryland]].  Maryland House offers food, fuel, minor auto repair services, and a traveler information center to motorists.<ref name="sha">{{Cite web |url=http://www.sha.state.md.us/keepingcurrent/maintainRoadsBridges/OED/roads/restarea.asp |title=State Highway Administration - Maryland Welcome Centers and Rest Areas |accessdate=25 June 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref name="wash2">{{cite news |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/28/AR2006052800793.html |title=Washington Post - Keeping a Rest Stop in Motion |accessdate=25 June 2009 |date=29 May 2006 | work=The Washington Post | first=Michael S. | last=Rosenwald}}</ref>  It also offers WiFi on the premises.<ref name="mdta" />  Maryland House is the busiest rest area in the United States.<ref name="sun" >{{Cite web|url=http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/news/traffic/2009/08/toll_authority_plodding_ahead.html|title= Toll authority plods ahead with travel plaza project|accessdate=25 February 2010|date=14 August 2009|work=The Baltimore Sun}}</ref>
-==Overview==
-Maryland House was opened in 1963 and was renovated in 1987.  Wing additions to the Maryland House facility were added in 1989 and 1990, it was entirely closed in 2012 for a total reconstruction and reopened in January 2014.  The Maryland House services 2.8 million customers annually.<ref name="mta" />  Today, Maryland House is run by AreasUSA [http://areasusa.com/ (company Web site)].  U.S. Federal law prescribes that rest areas on public (toll-free) interstate highways be maintained by the state, however the [[Maryland]] service plazas have always been exempt, allowing them to develop the Maryland House and [[Chesapeake House]] as commercial service areas.<ref name="Post">{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/30/AR2009033002930.html |title=Need to Cut Costs, Virginia? Cut Loose Control of Rest Stops |work=The Washington Post |first=Marc |last=Fisher |date=2009-03-31 |accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref>  This exemption was granted due to the fact that the service areas were constructed when the [[John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway (Maryland)|John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway]] was a toll road, and the road is still entirely maintained by the Maryland Transportation Authority as a toll road<ref name="Maryland Highway Location Reference">{{cite |url= http://www.roads.maryland.gov/Location/2012_Harford.pdf#Page5 |title=2012 Highway Location Reference for Harford County | accessdate=2014-01-20 | date=2012-12-31 | publisher=Maryland Department of Transportation, State Highway Administration |format= PDF}}</ref> even though tolls are only collected northbound at the [[Perryville]] toll plaza and federal tax dollars have never been spent on it.<ref name="TOLLROADSnews">{{Cite news|url=http://tollroadsnews.com/news/marylands-premier-pike---the-jfk-highway-i-95---is-the-key-to-states-revenue-enhancement | title=Maryland's premier pike - the JFK Highway I-95 - is the key to state's revenue enhancement | date=2013-03-08 | first=Peter | last=Samuel | accessdate=2014-01-20}}</ref>  Now, Maryland is responsible for the grounds, while the commercial concession owner absorbs the costs of operation.  [[WTOP-FM]] says that the two commercialized rest-stops bring in $40 million per annum.<ref name="WTOP">{{cite news|url=http://www.wtop.com/?nid=30&sid=1722904 |title=Rest stops: budget drags or moneymakers? |first=Adam |last=Tuss |publisher=WTOP |date=2009-07-22 |accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref>
-== Reconstruction ==
-The original Maryland House closed for renovation at Midnight on Saturday, September 15, 2012, for approximately 18 months.<ref name="ExploreHarford.Com">{{cite news|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/harford/news/ph-ag-maryland-house-closing-0907-20120906,0,6817819.story |title=Maryland House on I-95 to close Sept. 15 for reconstruction |work=ExploreHarford.Com  |date=2012-09-06 |accessdate=2012-09-10}}</ref>  A new concession holder, Areas USA MDTP, LLC,<ref name="http://www.i95mdtravelplazas.com/">{{cite press release |url= http://www.i95mdtravelplazas.com/images/public_notices/MD%20House%20closes%20for%20reconstruction%209-12.pdf |title=MARYLAND HOUSE ON I-95 CLOSES FOR RECONSTRUCTION AT MIDNIGHT, SEPT. 15; CHESAPEAKE HOUSE OPEN FOR BUSINESS |accessdate=2012-09-09 |date= 2012-09-06 |publisher= Maryland Transportation Authority |format= PDF}}</ref> razed the existing buildings on the Maryland House site and replaced them with new, modern structures in exactly the same places as the old buildings once stood.
-[[Wendy's]], [[Dunkin' Donuts]], [[Phillips Foods, Inc. and Seafood Restaurants|Phillips Seafood]],  [[Nathan's Famous]], [[Jerry's Subs & Pizza]], Currito Burrito, [[Auntie Anne's]], and [[Carvel (restaurant)|Carvel]] are the food tenants in the Maryland House. [[Sunoco]] is the Maryland House's gas station.
-The reconstructed Maryland House opened for business on Thursday, 16 January 2014.<ref name="The Aegis via BaltimoreSun.com">{{cite news|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/harford/aberdeen-havre-de-grace/ph-ag-md-house-opens-at-midnight-0117-20140116,0,1124998.story |title=Maryland House set to open by midnight Thursday |publisher=BaltimoreSun.com |date=2014-01-16 |accessdate=2010-01-20}}</ref>
-==See also==
-*{{Portal-inline|Maryland Roads}}
-* [[Chesapeake House]]
-==References==
-{{reflist}}
-==External links==
-{{commons category|Maryland House}}
-* [http://www.i95mdtravelplazas.com/the-maryland-house/12-the-maryland-house Maryland Transportation Authority - The Maryland House]
-* [http://www.e-mdot.com/Planning/Plans%20Programs%20Reports/Programs/CTP%2007-12/Section_I_MdTA/MdTA.pdf Maryland Transportation Authority - 2008 Fiscal Report]
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-[[Category:Rest areas]]
-[[Category:Buildings and structures in Harford County, Maryland]]
-[[Category:Interstate 95]]