{"nrhp_refnum":"70000467","name":"Wright Tavern","other_names":["Reid House","Reid Hotel"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NC 65","address_restricted":false,"city":"Wentworth","county":"Rockingham County","state":"NC","lat":36.39846463500004,"lon":-79.77003551099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1970-09-15","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Wright Tavern, also known as the Reid House or Reid Hotel, is a two-story frame tavern building on NC 65 in Wentworth, Rockingham County, North Carolina, one block east of the county courthouse. William Wright built the original part before 1814.","why_significant":"The building is one of the most sophisticated examples of the \"dog-run\" plan in North Carolina, with fine Federal architectural detail. It is also one of the few state buildings used as a tavern for well over a century that survives with most of its fabric intact. Its closeness to the courthouse made it a gathering place for local political figures and court officials.","narrative":"Wright Tavern in Wentworth, Rockingham County, is a two-story frame building that served travelers and courthouse visitors for well over a century. William Wright built the original section before 1814, and his son James and later James's daughter Nannie Wright ran it, after which it was known as the Reid House or Reid Hotel. Its plan is the notable feature: an open stair hall, or \"dog-run,\" separates a western four-bay section from a later three-bay eastern section, a layout common in log cabins but rare in a two-story frame building. The stair hall has an elliptical arch with a keystone and Federal stair details, and the rooms contain fretwork and reeded mantels. Standing one block from the courthouse, the tavern drew local political figures and court officials. It is one of the few North Carolina taverns to survive with most of its fabric intact. The Rockingham County Historical Society bought it in 1967 and began restoration.","period_of_significance":"19th Century","architect_builder":"William Wright (original part)","architectural_style":"Federal details; \"dog-run\" plan","criteria":[],"status_note":"Owned by the county historical society and being restored for use as a house museum and society headquarters; condition listed as fair and altered.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:58:58.446992-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/9/7220/47722009/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/70000467.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000467/ad494e1cd6-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/70000467/ad494e1cd6-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":null,"credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: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\" rel=\"noopener\">Unknown author</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: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"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47722009","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_Tavern_(Wentworth,_North_Carolina)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19817723"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/rockingham-county/wright-tavern-70000467/"}