Wright Tavern (Wentworth, North Carolina)

Wright Tavern
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Wright Tavern c. 1934
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Location	NC 65, Wentworth, North Carolina
Coordinates	36°23′54″N79°46′13″W / 36.39833°N 79.77028°W / 36.39833; -79.77028
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	c. 1814 (1814)
Architectural style	Federal
NRHP reference No.	70000467 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 15, 1970

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. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. J.G. Zehmer and Sherry Ingram (June 1970). "Wright Tavern" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2015.

External links

• Visit Wright Tavern
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NC-161, " Wright Tavern, NC Route 65, Wentworth, Rockingham County, NC ", 2 photos