Durant-Dort Carriage Company, Michigan, United States
4.5 (6 reviews) Monday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM Spent Ranking #22 in Flint Points of Interest & Landmarks
Very Historic Site for the Carriage and Automobile Industry
The Durant Dort Carriage Company Headquarters has had automotive leaders and geniuses within its confines. W. C. Durant – creator of General Motors and Chevrolet, and savior of Buick – had his office here. Durant’s partner/friend and creator of Dort Motor Car Company, J. Dallas Dort, also worked in this building. Other notables whose stories are told within the Durant Dort Carriage Co. Headquarters are Louis Chevrolet, David Buick, James Whiting, and Charles Nash. The building is also home to the Genesee County Historical Society.
Address
316 W Water St, Flint, MI 48503
Mobile
Website
http://www.geneseehistory.org
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Friday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 17:06
User Ratings
4.5 based on (6 reviews)
Reviews
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5Buicklover 5:00 PM Sep 3, 2019
Buicks on the Bricks
We were there for a wonderful Buick car show, held at the same time as "Back to the Bricks" a huge car show held on Saginaw Street each August, attracts over 2,000 cars of all makes and models. The Durant-Dort Carriage Company building has been restored and various types of meetings are held there
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4flintjarvis 5:00 PM Jul 27, 2014
Birthplace of General Motors... A National Landmark
Did you know that General Motors started in Flint? Want to see where it all began? This Landmark (on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places) is located in the Historic Carriagetown District, just across the river (North) from downtown Flint. Currently only open to the public by appointment or on special occasions... this place is still worth a trip to read the historic marker in front of the building. After visiting, you can say that you've been to the place where the American Middle Class was born (as well as the largest American Automotive Manufacturer). The first factory building is across the street and horse carriages (not cars) were first built there. Be sure to see the small house around the corner where Charles W. Nash lived. He was President of GM in 1912
