The River Room

Catawba Riverkeeper

The River Room

Opened September 2022

The River Room

The River Room, Catawba Riverkeeper’s taproom and event space is located at our headquarters at Dynamo 31 (102 Main Street, Suite 100, McAdenville, NC).


Enjoy a local craft beer, wine, or cocktail in our taproom or on our patio. All draft beer served in the River Room comes from breweries in the Catawba-Wateree River Basin.


Proceeds from the River Room directly support Catawba Riverkeeper’s mission to preserve, protect, and restore local waterways.

The Catawba Riverkeeper

Membership

The River Room is a Private Club owned and operated by Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation Inc., a 501c3 non-profit organization based in McAdenville, NC. It is intended for the exclusive use and enjoyment of our members, both full and limited, and their guests.

The Catawba Riverkeeper

About Dynamo 31

The name “Dynamo 31” is an homage to the late 1800s direct current electric generator used to light McAden Mills. In 1884, Colonel RY McAden commissioned Thomas Edison to install a dynamo his 31st, making McAden Mills the first electrically lit textile mill in the world, according to historian Robert Ragan. Dynamo #31 was in use from 1884 into the 1960s, and is currently on display as part of the permanent Carolinas Textile Exhibit at the Gaston County Museum of Art and History.


Bill Carstarphen, CEO of Pharr, says “The name calls to mind the spirit of innovation and competitiveness that will power our community into the future. We hope the building name will inspire its new tenants to be innovative, creative and original, enabling them to launch new opportunities for growth in McAdenville.”

Book The River Room

Interested in booking at private event at the River Room? Email vanessa.c@catawbariverkeeper.org to start a conversation.

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