Brown, an architect in his father’s firm Brown & Head Architects, was a leader in preservation of aviation landmarks in the onetime Dayton neighborhood of Wilbur and Orville Wright, including the Hoover Block building where the Wright brothers started their careers as printers, Aviation Trail officials said. The building in Dayton’s Wright-Dunbar section now houses Aviation Trail’s visitor center and museum.
Brown is to be honored at Aviation Trail’s annual banquet on April 16, birthdate of Wilbur Wright. The dinner event begins with a social gathering at 6 p.m. at the Presidential Banquet Center, 4572 Presidential Way, Kettering. Tickets are $45 per person and the public is welcome, organizers said.
For more information, contact Aviation Trail at (937) 443-0793 or at its Web site at www.aviationtrailinc.org.