View, Wright Tavern, Wentworth, North Carolina

Wright Tavern (Wentworth, N.C.)

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Item information

Repository:: Preservation North Carolina
Collection:: Tim Buchman Photographs, 1988-1998 (MC00583) held by Preservation North Carolina
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Provenance note:: William Wright (inn and tavernkeeper), first owner
Architectural note:: A later addition was added to the right of two upstairs and one downstairs rooms.
Historical note:: The building is one of the state's best examples of the inns integral to antebellum courthouse towns, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location:: Wentworth (N.C.)
Subjects:: Historic buildings
National Register of Historic Places
Taverns (Inns)