Starr Historic District
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The Starr Historic District is a neighborhood of historic buildings in Richmond, Indiana
. Included in the district is a former Hicksite Quaker Meeting House, now the Wayne County Historical Museum and the Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church
.
Two houses in the District were the former residences of Orville and Wilbur Wright
, during their childhood. A long-gone garage at the back of one of these houses was the location of their first bicycle repair 'shop'. This info was reprinted from a Richmond Palladium-Item
article.
Richmond, Indiana
Richmond is a city largely within Wayne Township, Wayne County, in east central Indiana, United States, which borders Ohio. The city also includes the Richmond Municipal Airport, which is in Boston Township and separated from the rest of the city...
. Included in the district is a former Hicksite Quaker Meeting House, now the Wayne County Historical Museum and the Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church
Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church
Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church is an architecturally significant church located at 11th and North "A" Streets in Richmond, Indiana. Designed by the Cleveland, Ohio architectural partnership of Sidney Badgley and William H. Nicklas the building was begun in 1904 and dedicated on May 13, 1906. ...
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Two houses in the District were the former residences of Orville and Wilbur Wright
Wright brothers
The Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur , were two Americans credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903...
, during their childhood. A long-gone garage at the back of one of these houses was the location of their first bicycle repair 'shop'. This info was reprinted from a Richmond Palladium-Item
Palladium-Item
The Palladium-Item is the daily morning newspaper for Richmond, Indiana and surrounding areas. The paper is a merger of two older papers, the Richmond Palladium and the Richmond Item and traces its history back to 1831, making it the oldest continuous businesses in Richmond...
article.
See also
- Old Richmond Historic DistrictOld Richmond Historic DistrictThe Old Richmond Historic District is a neighborhood of historic residential and commercial buildings in Richmond, Indiana just west of the East Fork of the Whitewater River, comprising some of the earliest extant buildings in Richmond...
- Richmond Railroad Station Historic DistrictRichmond Railroad Station Historic DistrictThe Richmond Railroad Station Historic District is a group of historic commercial buildings in Richmond, Indiana, the icon of which is the Daniel Burnham-designed Pennsylvania Railroad Station...
- Reeveston Place Historic DistrictReeveston Place Historic DistrictThe Reeveston Place Historic District is a neighborhood of homes in Richmond, Indiana platted in 1911 on land formerly owned by the family of Mark Reeves. The architecture is an eclectic mix of styles including Craftsman and English cottages, and impressive homes in the Colonial Revival, Tudor...
- East Main Street-Glen Miller Park Historic DistrictEast Main Street-Glen Miller Park Historic DistrictThe East Main Street-Glen Miller Park Historic District is a neighborhood of historic residential buildings in Richmond, Indiana along the National Road and sometimes called Millionaire's Row. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986...