Owners Checking Out of Popular Sykesville Bed and Breakfast

After more than 10 years, The Inn at Norwood owners Stevon and Kelly Crum are moving on, putting the seven-room bed and breakfast in the Sykesville Historic District on the market.

Architect J.H. Fowble built the 4,967-square-foot home at 7514 Norwood Ave. as his family residence in 1907. Fowble also designed the Sykesville Town House, which is used as the town hall for community meetings and events. 

The couple purchased the home in April 2000 for $190,000 and renovated it to serve as a bed and breakfast with seven guest rooms, eight bathrooms, one partial bathroom and a living space for the innkeepers. 

Kelly Crum’s mother retired from her full-time job to help with the project.

“I worked full time at Black & Decker as a finance director and helped run the inn while my mom was our full-time innkeeper,” said Crum. “I left Black & Decker about four years ago and ran the inn full time along with her.”

Her mother’s death about a year and a half ago is part of the reason for the move.

“With her not being around, it is just not the same for either of us,” said Crum.

The husband and wife are also looking to explore other talents. Kelly is a travel agent and Stevon owns carpet cleaning companies.

“We would like to travel a bit more and investigate other things in life,” said Kelly Crum. “We both have several other businesses along with the inn and would like to have more flexibility in our schedule.”

The inn is still functioning and rooms can still be reserved until new owners purchase the building. The fate of the bed and breakfast will be in their hands. 

The inn is listed for $900,000 and is on just under an acre of land off of historic Main Street in Sykesville.