In 1890, a Matthews businessman, Edward Solomon Reid, built one of the few Victorian Queen Anne style houses in the area. In 1893, he sold the house to his sister Ellen, the same year she married Dr. Thomas Neely Reid. Upon his graduation from City University of New York, Dr. Reid settled in Matthews and began practicing medicine in 1889. Dr. Reid served the citizens of the area for fifty-seven years until his death in 1946.
 

Their youngest daughter, Miss Nancy, was born at The Reid House on January 9, 1898 and lived there until her death on July 25, 1986. She taught in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School System for 35 years. Upon her death, the home was willed to her niece, Sarah Adderton Redd. Sarah's grandmother, Mary Adderton, was Nancy Reid's half sister. Sarah generously gifted the house to the Matthews Historical Foundation in 1987, provided they maintain the property.

The Reid family was very respected and influential in the area. The Matthews Historical Foundation is proud to be the caretaker of their home. Sitting like a "queen on her throne", The Reid House adds historical architectural significance to Matthews.