Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. A historic map-sheet match is not published yet. The record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary.
“While the National Historic Register officially entitles the home as the Aaron Wright House, Dr. The current owners of the property, Larry and Cheryl Dillin, utilize his preferred spelling.”
Wikipedia article Dr. Aaron Wright House, CC BY-SA 4.0.
one of 30 National Register listings in Warren County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. Museums hold 2,818 specimens collected within 10 miles of Wright, Dr. Aaron, House between 1844 and 1975: 2,762 Animalia, 43 Plantae, 13 Fungi. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by A Schwartz, A. R. Gaufin, A.C. Borror and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Polyporus dryophilus Berk. | 1844 | Lea T. G. | Waynesville |
 | Lampsilis ovata (Say, 1817) | 1862 | Whiteaves, Joseph F. | Little Miami Riv., Warren Co. |
 | Ptychobranchus fasciolaris (Rafinesque, 1820) | 1862 | Whiteaves, Joseph F. | Little Miami Riv., Warren Co. |
 | Actinonaias ligamentina (Lamarck, 1819) | 1879 | Whiteaves, Joseph F. | Little Miami Riv., Warren Co. |
 | Megalonaias gigantea (Barnes, 1823) | 1879 | Whiteaves, Joseph F. | Great Miami Riv. |
 | Saponaria officinalis L. | 1881 | not recorded | Lebanon |
 | Achillea millefolium subsp. millefolium | 1884 | Bennett, F.G. | Lebanon |
 | Agrostemma githago L. | 1884 | Bennerht, F.G. | Lebanon |
 | Anthemis cotula L. | 1884 | Bennett, F.G. | [Lebanon] |
 | Asclepias syriaca L. | 1884 | Berrerlt, F.G. | near Lebanon |
 | Calystegia sepium (L.) R.Br. | 1884 | not recorded | Lebanon |
 | Campsis radicans (L.) Bureau | 1884 | Bennett, F.G. | Near Lebanon |
All 2,818 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Wright, Dr. Aaron, House: 2 producers, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Embro Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gentry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Plant 9 Sand & Gravel/Moraine Matl | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springboro, the town this property stands in, in 41 storm reports between 1995 and 2026: 22 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 2 lightning, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2005 | Lightning | Springboro | 1 hurt | A man, age unkown, was struck by lightning at a construction site. |
| April 1998 | Lightning | Springboro | $250,000 | Lightning struck a home which caused a fire. The home was completely destroyed by the fire. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $100,000 | A swath of damage was observed in the Settlers Walk neighborhood|including Settlers Walk Blvd., Stolle Drive, and Remick Blvd. The|damage also extended to the southeast toward Five Points and|Lytle. Maximum winds associated with the microburst occurred within|this area, and are estimated to be up to 80 mph.||Multiple hardwood trees were knocked down and were pointing in|the same direction. A few softwood trees were also uprooted. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $25,000 | Four homes lost some roofing shingles. In addition, a shed was blown over and a tree was knocked down. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $15,000 | At least 15 large trees were snapped or blown over. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $10,000 | Four trees were snapped and several other trees were knocked down. In addition, there was damage to a fence. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $10,000 | Large trees were reported down on houses. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Springboro | $8,000 | no account filed |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $7,000 | One tree was uprooted and two others were snapped. Shingles from a neighbor's house were blown off. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $6,000 | Roof and siding damage to house reported along with several trees knocked down |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $5,000 | Tree damage occurred across the northwestern parts of the county due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $5,000 | Numerous trees were downed or broken off intermittently for a distance of about three miles across Clearcreek Township. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were knocked down. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $5,000 | Trees were downed with several large branches blocking roadways. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $3,000 | A few trees were downed along McCray Boulevard. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $3,000 | Trees were downed. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $3,000 | Trees and power poles were knocked down. Penny size hail also occurred. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $3,000 | Power poles and lines were knocked down. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $2,000 | A tree was knocked down near Red Lion and also along north State Route 123 and Routt Lane. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $2,000 | Several limbs were downed, blocking the road at the 4600 block of Route 741. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $2,000 | Two trees were knocked down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $2,000 | Trees were blown down. |
| March 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $2,000 | Large tree limbs downed |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $1,000 | A couple of large trees were downed. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springboro | $1,000 | Trees, one large branch, and many small branches were reported down in the Springboro area due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Springboro | $1,000 | Roads were closed in Springboro due to high water caused by heavy rainfall. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Springboro | $1,000 | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Springboro | - | High water was reported along West Lower Springboro Rd. |
| April 2012 | Heavy Rain | Springboro | - | Minor street flooding was reported due to heavy rain. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Springboro | - | Several reports of hail came in from law enforcement and the public. Up to 2 inch hail fell for 10 minutes on the south end of Springboro. |
| February 2025 | Hail | Springboro | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Springboro | - | no account filed |
| April 2010 | Hail | Springboro | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Springboro | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Springboro | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Springboro | - | no account filed |
| March 2001 | Hail | Springboro | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Springboro | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Springboro | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Springboro | - | no account filed |
| June 1995 | Hail | Springboro | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
When this property was proposed for the National Register, someone wrote the case for it: what the building is, and why it matters. That document is a federal record in the public domain. It is quoted below word for word, never summarised. The text was read off the scanned case file by machine, so the occasional stray character is the recogniser's and the 1970s typewriter's.
The house has an irregular lay-out formed from three two-story offset rectangular All cornices are projecting box gutters supported by paired brackets and wide DATE green louvre shutters and slightly projecting crown molding. standing seam metal roof.Posts which support the overhang on the east are 8
The Wright House is an imposing example of a mid-19th century country residence. by Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. The exact structural history of the Wright House is unclear; but in its present from any number of Victorian handbooks they featured off-set towers and heavily The house was built for Dr. Aaron Wright in 1857. He was the son of Jonathan Wright who is considered to be the founder of the nearby village of Springboro. established by the Society of the Quakers in 1869. It was the result of their academic studies, which in the opinion of the Quakers, lead to "idle and as work on the farm or in the "mechanics hall" for boys and households duties from Wright's House in 1870 to house the administrative offices, classrooms and dormitories for both males and females.
As the economy of Springboro waned when bypassed by the railroad lines, the fortunes of the College also declined. The. subsequently demolished. educational heritage. 1700-1799 1857 ART Doyle.
LAW SCIENCE PERIOD ENGINEERING BUILDER/ARCHITECT LITERATURE AGRICULTURE TRANSPORTATION THEATER SCULPTURE INDUSTRY MUSIC dissolute ways." The College was established to provide work at a "useful task" _POLITICS/GOVERNMENT XARCHITECTURE _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT In addition, it is an important historical link to the Miami Valley College, MILITARY -1600-1699 bracketed cornices.Another intriguing feature of the Wright House is the full XEDUCATION dissatisfaction with colleges that offered no activities for students outside of _COMMERCE - PREHISTORIC - CONSERVATION -1400-1499 -1500-1599 -ECONOMICS - PHILOSOPHY Aaron Wright was born in Pennsylvania in 18l0,received a medical degree from -RELIGION -1900- -COMMUNITY PLANNING in Ohio in the third quarter of the 19th century.
Taking their inspiration 19th century and is very well maintained by its present elderly owner, Mrs. I. B.
The whole case file for this property - 1,472 words, 10 pages, reproduced complete.
Quoted from the National Register nomination for reference 79001975, 10 pages, held by the National Archives in Record Group 79. See the catalogue record.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Decker, Henry, Farmstead | 0.9 miles | 2000 |
| Stanton Farm | 1.2 miles | 1980 | |
 | Butler, Charles, House | 3.3 miles | 1982 |
 | Old Log Post Office | 3.6 miles | 1976 |
 | Stokes, Benjamin A., House | 3.9 miles | 1983 |
 | Crane, Jonathan, Farm | 5.0 miles | 1978 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79001975 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Warren County | All 30 listed properties in this county. |
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