Wright Tavern (Wentworth, North Carolina) Explained

Wright Tavern
Location:NC 65, Wentworth, North Carolina
Coordinates:36.3983°N -79.7703°W
Built:c.
Architecture:Federal
Added:September 15, 1970
Refnum:70000467

Wright Tavern, also known as the Reid House and Reid Hotel, is a historic inn and tavern located at Wentworth, Rockingham County, North Carolina. The oldest section was built about 1816, and is a two-story, four-bay, building with Federal style interior design elements. It takes the form of a "dog run" house. It was the birthplace and home of U.S. Congressman James Wesley Reid (1849—1902). It was restored in the early-1970s by the Rockingham County Historical Society.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: J.G. Zehmer and Sherry Ingram . Wright Tavern. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . June 1970. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.