Wright Home
- Address: Main St
- Vicinity: Greenfield Village
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1869/06/00 | Bishop Milton Wright | Home | Milton Wright buys a house at 7 Hawthorn in West Dayton. Milton continues to own two farms in Indiana. | |||
| 1869/06/28 | Susan Koerner Wright | Home | The Wright family settle in West Dayton. | |||
| 1870/00/00 | Wilbur Wright | Home | Reuchlin and Lorin Wright ditch their brother Wilbur on the way home from Sunday School. Wilbur says "I'll squall". The expression will become a family saying. | |||
| 1871/08/19 | Orville Wright | Born | Susan Catherine Koerner Wright, wife of Milton Wright, gives birth to a son, Orville Wright, at home, 7 Hawthorn Street in Dayton, Ohio. | |||
| 1878/00/00 | Bishop Milton Wright | Life | Milton Wright gives his sons, Wilbur and Orville, a small toy helicopter made of cork, bamboo and paper. Based on a design by Alphonse Penaud, the model is powered by a rubber band to spin the blades. | |||
| 1912/05/30 | Wilbur Wright | Died | Wilbur Wright dies of typhoid fever at age 45 at home, 7 Hawthorn Street in Dayton, Ohio. | |||
| 1936/00/00 | Through the efforts of the Early Birds, a group of aviators who learned to fly before 17 December 1916, both the Wright house on Hawthorn Street and the shop at 1127 W 3rd Street were acquired by The Edison Institute and moved to Greenfield Village. |
| Particulars for Wright Home: | |
|---|---|
| Building Type | House |
| Attribute | Moved property |
| Museum Type | Museum |
| Criteria | Person |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
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