Hawthorn Hill
Historic house in Ohio. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.
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What it is
Hawthorn Hill is the house that served as the post-1914 home of Orville, Milton and Katharine Wright. Located in Oakwood, Ohio, Wilbur and Orville Wright intended for it to be their joint home, but Wilbur died in 1912, before the home's 1914 completion. The brothers hired the prominent Dayton architectural firm of Schenck and Williams to realize their plans. Orville and his father Milton and sister Katharine occupied the home in 1914.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Harman and Park Aves., Oakwood, OH |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | Oct 18, 1974 |
| Listed for | Architecture, Engineering, Invention, Transportation |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Wright, Orville, Home |
| Reference number | 74001585 |
| Architect | Schenck & Williams |
| Type of place | house |
| Style | Neoclassical architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Harman and Park Aves., Oakwood, OH |
| Coordinates | 39.7224° N, 84.1762° W · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park · 6 miles · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Caesar Creek Lake 18 miles · Cj Brown Dam And Reservoir - Dam Site (Oh) 28 miles |
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Questions people ask
When was Hawthorn Hill listed on the National Register?
Oct 18, 1974. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Who designed Hawthorn Hill?
Schenck & Williams, working in the Neoclassical architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Hawthorn Hill?
Harman and Park Aves., Oakwood, Montgomery County, Ohio. The nearest national park unit is Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park, 6 miles away.
Where is the nomination form for Hawthorn Hill?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Are there campgrounds near Hawthorn Hill?
Two federal campgrounds are within reach. The closest is Caesar Creek Lake, 18 miles away. Cj Brown Dam And Reservoir - Dam Site (Oh) is 28 miles away.
Source: Campsite Atlas
Is there cell service at Hawthorn Hill?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 74001585. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.