Photo and story courtesy of Dayton History
DAYTON, OH — Visitors will have the opportunity to step inside Hawthorn Hill, Orville Wright’s success mansion, during Wright at Home, an open house fundraiser and guided neighborhood walking tour on Sunday, April 26, 2026, from noon to 5 p.m. Amanda Wright Lane, the Wright brothers’ great-grandniece, will also make a special appearance at this year’s event.
Presented by Dayton History in partnership with The Oakwood Historical Society, the event offers guests a chance to explore the Wright family home while learning about the historic neighborhood that surrounded it, including the homes of Cheez-It inventor J.W. Green; Bill Chryst, a member of Charles Kettering’s legendary Barn Gang who helped invent the automobile self-starter; and Harry Schenck, co-founder of Schenck & Williams, the architectural firm that designed Hawthorn Hill, Oakwood High School, Wright Library, and many prominent Oakwood structures…