Red Fox Inn & Tavern
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The Red Fox Inn & Tavern | |
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The Red Fox Inn & Tavern, August 2012 | |
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| Location | 2 E. Washington St., Middleburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 38°58′4″N 77°43′48″W / 38.96778°N 77.73000°WCoordinates: 38°58′4″N 77°43′48″W / 38.96778°N 77.73000°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | c. 1830, 1850s, 1890s, 1940s |
| Architect | Dew, William B. |
| Architectural style | Federal, Colonial Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 97001403[1] |
| VLR # | 259-0162-0055 |
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| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1997 |
| Designated VLR | March 19, 1997[2] |
The Red Fox Inn & Tavern, also known as the Middleburg Inn and Beveridge House, is a historic inn and tavern located at Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. The building dates to about 1830, with additions and remodelings dating from the 1850s, 1890s, and the 1940s. It consists of a 2 1/2 story-with-basement, five-bay, gable-roofed, fieldstone main block, with a two-story, three-bay, gable-roofed fieldstone rear wing. The front facade features a one-story, one-bay, pedimented porch dating from the 1940s. It has a standing seam metal gable roof and exterior end chimneys. The buildings exhibits design details in the Federal and Colonial Revival styles. It is thought to be one of the oldest continuously operated inns in Virginia as well as the United States. The Red Fox Inn & Tavern has served a variety of functions including: stagecoach stop, inn, tavern, butcher shop, apartment house, post office, and hotel.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Geoffrey B. Henry (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Red Fox Inn" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
