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  1. A look inside Hawthorn Hill, the home of Orville Wright. This is the house the Wright brothers planned on building after the success of the airplane. Unfor...

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  2. Jul 2, 2012 · In 2006, The Dayton Foundation helped facilitate the gift of Hawthorn Hill from NCR Corporation to The Wright Family Foundation of The Dayton Foundation. Thi...

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  3. The Dayton CVB takes you inside Hawthorn Hill!With its white pillars and twin porches, Hawthorn Hill has long been synonymous with Orville Wright and the Wri...

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    • Hawthorn Hill was built in 1914, and Orville Wright moved in with his sister Katharine and father Milton.
    • The property originally covered 17 acres, though most have been sold, leaving three acres now.
    • During maintenance in 2020, crews uncovered a pair of historic signatures on the wall. The first was written in 1914 by Frank Lutzenberger, who put up gold damask to cover the walls, writing “This entire floor put up by F. Lutzenberger, April, 12 / 1914.”
    • Hawthorn Hill was named for the abundant Hawthorn trees on the property, but the Wright family also lived at 7 Hawthorn Street in West Dayton.
  4. Apr 19, 2024 · The event is Sunday, April 28, from noon to 5:00 p.m. Hawthorn Hill is located at 901 Harman Ave. Tickets can be purchased HERE. Credit: Staff photo by Chris Stewart. Fun historical facts about ...

  5. Apr 30, 2024 · Orville Wright liked rain water because it was mineral free and designed his own cistern system. After the water went through a filtration system twice it was kept in the massive holding tank. The ...

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  7. October 18, 1974. Hawthorn Hill is the house that served as the post-1914 home of Orville, Milton and Katharine Wright. Located in Oakwood, Ohio, Wilbur and Orville Wright intended for it to be their joint home, but Wilbur died in 1912, before the home's 1914 completion. The brothers hired the prominent Dayton architectural firm of Schenck and ...

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