Wright Brothers National Memorial
Built 1931 by Alfred Easton Poor. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | U.S. 158, Kill Devil Hills, NC |
| County | Dare County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Listed for | Invention, Architecture, Landscape architecture, Conservation, Transportation |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 66000071 |
| Built | 1931 · more from the 1930s |
| Architect | Alfred Easton Poor |
| Style | Art Deco architecture |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | U.S. 158, Kill Devil Hills, NC |
| Coordinates | 36.0143° N, 75.6679° W · Directions ↗ |
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Questions people ask
When was Wright Brothers National Memorial listed on the National Register?
Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Wright Brothers National Memorial built?
1931, designed by Alfred Easton Poor, in the Art Deco architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Wright Brothers National Memorial?
U.S. 158, Kill Devil Hills, Dare County, North Carolina.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Wright Brothers National Memorial?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000071. 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.