Middleburg, so named because of its location midway between Alexandria and Winchester, was a dot on the map of colonial Virginia as early as 1731, when it was known as Chinn's Crossroads. Only slightly smaller in population today (about 550) than it was during the Civil War, the look of the town itself - quaint, colonial, beautifully restored - is carefully preserved by its residents. Middleburg is a shopper's paradise, with designer boutiques, jewelry shops, antique dealers, and art galleries lining the streets. Annual equine events and festivals attract visitors from all over the world. The Middleburg Country Inn offers its guests ample parking , and it's an easy walk to anywhere in town.

June 8th, 1818 was the day Abner Gibson purchased outright Lots 51 and 52 from Burr Powell, son of Town founder Leven Powell, for $141.52. Abner Gibson, a lawyer and manufacturer of wagons and wagon wheels, was one of twenty-one heads of families listed in the 1810 census. The west brick portion was built in 1820 by Richard Cochran who also built the Baptist parsonage, Vine Hill (now The Chronicle of the Horse), and the Luck House among others. Early in 1856, Johns Parish vestrymen purchased lots 51 and 52 "with the brick dwelling thereon situated" for $1,200. William Benton, builder of Oak Hill, Benton, New Lisbon and Benton Bridge on Route 626, built the east side of the Parsonage in 1858. Johns Parish continued to own the Episcopal Parsonage until 1987 when it was sold again, and converted to the Middleburg Country Inn in 1990. The present owners, Kevin and Jo-Ann Hazard, bought the Inn in 2005.