West Third Street Historic District
- Vicinity: Roughly W Third St between Broadway and Shannon St
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1892/00/00 | Wright Cycle Company | Established | Orville and Wilbur Wright began repairing, renting and selling bicycles from their Wright Cycle Exchange (lost) at 1005 W Third Street in Dayton Ohio. | |||
| 1893/00/00 | Wright Cycle Company | Shop | The Wright Cycle Exchange moves to 1034 West Third Street (lost). | |||
| 1895/00/00 | Wright Cycle Company | Shop | The Wright Cycle Company opens a second branch at 20 West Second Street (lost), but this location will close down in 1896. | |||
| 1913/03/27 | Bishop Milton Wright | Witness | At least two-thirds of the City was submerged. A considerable part, there was water in the second story of buildings....Three or more fires broke out. One burned just west of Orville's office, several buildings. - Milton Wright's diary | Great Flood of 1913 |
| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
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| Place | AsNotedIn | Type |
| Orville Wright Laboratory Memorial |
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| Wright Cycle Company-Wright and Wright Printing Offices |
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| Wright Cycle Shop at 1127 West Third Street |
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| Wright Home |
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| Particulars for West Third Street Historic District: | |
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| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Area of Significance | Business |
| Sight Category | Historic District |
| Area of Significance | Invention |
| Architectural Style | Italianate |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Criteria | Person |
| Architectural Style | Romanesque Revival |
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