As the only existing structure directly connected to aviation pioneer and promoter, flying ace, prolific inventor, developer, Father of Naval Aviation and Distinguished Flying Cross recipient Glenn Hammond Curtiss, the Curtiss Mansion at 500 Deer Run was not only home to Curtiss and his family from its construction in 1925 to his death in 1930, but also the setting for a prodigious body of work and a number of accomplishments and activities that the great man undertook while in residence.The building is located on a beautifully landscaped triangular lot entered through a pair of Pueblo Revival gatehouses that are consistent with the design of the Mansion. A long winding driveway lined with tall stately royal palms leads from the gatehouses past the one-acre free form pond to the Mansion?s main entrance.The Mansion will soon be a beautiful venue for all types of events and exhibits. Additionally, the large garage/workshop area where Curtiss worked on his last inventions will be the new home for Capt. Barrington Irving's non-profit STEM program for "Experience Aviation".
