Inside Hawthorn Hill, Orville Wright's 6,200-square-foot Ohio 'success mansion'

"Orville Wright was a fiercely private person. Despite his fame as one of the Wright brothers, inventors of the world's first piloted airplane, he often refused to make speeches or public appearances. Only a few recordings of his voice exist. Hawthorn Hill, his 6,200-square-foot "success mansion" built just outside Dayton, Ohio, was a rare setting where he felt fully at home."

"The Georgian Revival-style estate was his oasis. When the extended Wright family gathered there for holiday dinners, he was even known to play some practical jokes. Now a museum open to the public, Hawthorn Hill preserves an intimate look into Orville Wright's world and his contributions to the world of modern aviation. It was just 66 years after the Wright brothers' first flight in 1903 that Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969."

Orville Wright lived at Hawthorn Hill, a 6,200-square-foot Georgian Revival mansion near Dayton, Ohio, completed in 1914. He shared the home with his father and sister and entertained celebrities, presidents, and family there. A fiercely private individual, he often declined speeches and public appearances and left only a few voice recordings. Hawthorn Hill functioned as his personal oasis and a site of family holiday gatherings where he sometimes played practical jokes. The mansion now operates as a public museum, preserving an intimate view of his domestic life and his contributions to modern aviation, connecting early powered flight to later achievements.

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