Built 1787 (1787) NRHP Reference # 97000491 Area 2 ha Added to NRHP 23 May 1997 | Built by William Claughton Opened 1787 Architectural style Federal architecture Nearest city Lewisetta | |
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The Claughton-Wright House is a historic house in rural Northumberland County, Virginia. It is located near Lewisetta, 2 mi. northeast of the junction of VA 623 and VA 624, on Wright's Cove, a tributary of Glebe Creek. The small wood frame house was built in 1787 by William Claughton, a major landowner in the area. The house is a rare example of a period house in tidewater Virginia. The building was restored in 2009.
The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
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