Wright Tavern (Wentworth, North Carolina)

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Wright Tavern
Historic American Buildings Survey, C.E. Peterson, Photographer C. 1934 DETAIL OF FRONT ENTRANCE. - Wright Tavern, NC Route 65, Wentworth, Rockingham County, NC HABS NC,79-WENT,1-2.tif
Wright Tavern, HABS Photo, c. 1934
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LocationNC 65, Wentworth, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°23′54″N79°46′13″W / 36.39833°N 79.77028°W / 36.39833; -79.77028
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Builtc. 1814 (1814)
Architectural styleFederal
NRHP reference No. 70000467 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. Retrieved 2015-02-01.