Wright Cycle Company

Wilbur and Orville Wright built a giant bicycle-built-for-two using the four-foot-tall front wheels from two high-wheel bicycles. The Wright Cycle Company building is a replica of the shop in which Wilbur and Orville Wright designed and built their first three airplanes. The original building stood at 1127 West Third Street in Dayton. The Wrights moved their printing and bicycle businesses into the original building in 1897. They closed the bicycle shop in 1908 but continued to use the space as a laboratory and office until 1916. In 1936, Henry Ford bought the building and moved it to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan. The replica was built in 1972 in Carillon Historical Park.

Moraine, Ohio · United States