Claughton–Wright House | |
Coordinates: | 37.9947°N -76.5131°W |
Builder: | William Claughton |
Architecture: | Federal |
Added: | May 23, 1997 |
Refnum: | 97000491 |
The Claughton–Wright House is a historic house in rural Northumberland County, Virginia. It is located near Lewisetta, 2 mi. northeast of the junction of VA 623 and VA 624, on Wright's Cove, a tributary of Glebe Creek. The small wood-frame house was built in 1787 by William Claughton, a major landowner in the area. Thehouse is a rare example of a period house in tidewater Virginia. The building was restored in 2009.[1]
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.