Wright Tavern

NC 65, Wentworth, North Carolina. County/parish: Rockingham.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 15, 1970. NRIS 70000467.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Reid Hotel
  • Reid House

From Wikipedia:

Wright Tavern (Wentworth, North Carolina)

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.

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

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722009