Dearborn in Wayne County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Wright Family Home

Photographed by John Ridley, August 7, 2025

1. Wright Family Home Marker

Inscription.

Wilbur and Orville Wright lived in this home while they developed their first successful powered airplane.

Family life in thishome deeply shaped the Wright brothers' character, values, and ability to achieve their dream. Their mother, Susan, had encouraged her sons to work with tools and machines. Their father, Bishop Milton Wright, encouraged the boys and their younger sister, Katharine, to be intellectually curious. The Wright Family loved to learn. They owned a broad range of books and enjoyed spirited discussions and debates.

The Wright Brothers' interest in flight began as children, inspired by a toy "helicopter" given to them by their father-a stick with blades attached that, when set spinning by a rubber band, would lift itself into the air.

Built in 1870 in Dayton, Ohio. Modified about 1900.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.

Location. 42° 18.243′ N, 83° 13.913′ W. Marker is in Dearborn, Michigan, in Wayne County. It is on Oakwood Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20900 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn MI 48124, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan

and in Greater Detroit.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village (within shouting distance of this marker); Boy Scout Tribute to Harry Brooks

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(about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Armington & Sims Machine Shop (approx. 0.2 miles away); Millpond (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hanks Silk Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Wright Cycle Shop (approx. 0.2 miles away); Sir John Bennett Jewelry Shop (approx. ¼ mile away); The Carver Lab (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dearborn.

More about this marker. The relocated Wright family home and this marker are in Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. Admission is required to enter.

Wright Family Home and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by John Ridley, August 7, 2025

2. Wright Family Home and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 7, 2025, by John Ridley of Chelsea, Michigan. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 7, 2025, by John Ridley of Chelsea, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.