Wright Cycle Company--Wright and Wright Printing Offices
United States historic place in Dayton, Ohio. Added to the National Register in 1986, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The bicycle business of the Wright brothers, the Wright Cycle Company successively occupied six different locations in Dayton, Ohio. Orville and Wilbur Wright began their bicycle repair, rental and sales business in 1892, while continuing to operate a print shop. These shops helped them fund their aeronautical studies.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 22 S. Williams St., Dayton, OH |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | Feb 13, 1986 |
| Reference number | 86000236 |
| Type of place | office building |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 22 S. Williams St., Dayton, OH |
| Coordinates | 39.75376, -84.21193 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park · 6 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Caesar Creek Lake 20 mi · Cj Brown Dam And Reservoir - Dam Site (Oh) 28 mi |
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Map
Nearby in Montgomery County
Reference
Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 86000236. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.