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Daily Archives: April 28, 2014
100 Years Ago Today: Wrights move into Hawthorn Hill
One hundred years ago today, the Wrights moved into their new Oakwood mansion Hawthorn Hill. Bishop Milton Wright wrote in his diary, April 28, 1914: We moved from 7 Hawthorn Street, Dayton, Ohio, to Hawthorn Hill, Harmon Ave., Oakwood, Ohio. … Continue reading
Posted in Collections, SC&A, Wright Brothers
Tagged Hawthorn Hill, historic homes, Katharine Wright, MS-1, MS-216, Orville Wright, Wright family, Wright home
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