Five Points in Dayton in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Wright Brothers Home Base
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 20, 2012
1. Wright Brothers Home Base Marker
You can no longer see a plain two-story house standing on Bishop Wright's small lot just ahead. Here on quiet tree-lined Hawthorne Street Orville Wright was born in 1871. Here Wilbur Wright died in 1912. The brothers who would one day create a flying machine lived most of their lives in an ordinary eight-room home with no indoor bathroom, together with their father and their youngest sister Katharine.
Photographs courtesy Wright State University Special Collections and Archives and the Library of Congress
Erected by National Park Service.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.
Location. 39° 45.274′ N, 84° 12.68′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It is in Five Points. Marker is on Hawthorne Street south of 4th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dayton OH 45402, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. We were always happy on Hawthorne Street... (a few steps from this marker); The Neighborhood Geniuses (within shouting distance of this marker); Preserved and Enshrined (within shouting distance of this marker); Birthplace of Aviation
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Also see . . .
1. Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. (Submitted on December 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Dayton, Ohio Aviation Trail. (Submitted on December 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
3. Wright Brothers Home. The home was moved to The Henry Ford Museum's Greenfield Village complex in Dearborn, Michigan in 1937 and can be viewed there. (Submitted on February 20, 2022.)
Photographed By Unknown, June 1909
2. Photo on Marker
photo caption: The City of Dayton organized elaborate celebrations to welcome the Wright brothers home from their triumphs in Europe in June 1909.
Photographed By Unknown, 1909
3. Photo on Marker
photo caption: Wilbur and Orville Wright sit on the back porch of this house in 1909.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., January 20, 2012
4. Wright Brothers Home Base Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 795 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
