Red Fox Inn, historic inn and tavern in Virginia, USA
Red Fox Inn is a stone building from 1728 in Middleburg, Virginia, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The property contains guest rooms named after large estates in the area, many with fireplaces and four-post beds, plus a private cottage and modern suites added in the Carriage House in 2019.
Built by Joseph Chinn in 1728 as Chinn's Ordinary, it served as a stop for travelers on the trade route between Alexandria and Winchester. After Middleburg's founding in 1787, it changed names several times and served as a hospital and military headquarters during the Civil War before being saved from demolition in 1937 and renamed Red Fox Inn.
The inn's name reflects the foxhunting tradition that has shaped the region since Middleburg was founded in 1787 and continues today. Inside, paintings of hunting scenes and horses decorate the rooms, directly connecting the place to this local way of life that visitors still see in the surrounding countryside.
The inn sits near Main Street and is easy to reach, but note there is no elevator and some rooms have low ceilings. If you plan to dine at the tavern restaurant, make a reservation ahead as it does not serve lunch and focuses on local ingredients and Virginia wines.
The wooden bar in the tavern was originally part of an army surgeon's operating table during the Civil War and was later built into the inn. This unusual piece silently recalls the building's dramatic past during the conflict.
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