Durant-Dort Factory One

Durant-Dort Factory One
Two-story brick building with United States Postal Service vehicle in front of it
Durant-Dort Factory One in 2010
Durant-Dort Factory One is located in Michigan
Durant-Dort Factory One
Location within Michigan
Former namesFlint Road Cart Factory
Alternative namesDurant-Dort Carriage Factory No. 1, Factory One
General information
LocationFlint, Michigan
CountryUnited States
Coordinates43°01′02″N 83°41′43″W / 43.01722°N 83.69528°W / 43.01722; -83.69528
Current tenantsGeneral Motors
Kettering University
Completed1880
OwnerGeneral Motors
Website
www.gmfactoryone.com

Durant-Dort Factory One (formally Durant-Dort Carriage Factory No. 1, formerly the Flint Road Cart Factory, and commonly known as Factory One) is a former cotton textile, carriage, and automobile factory in Flint, Michigan, that is now an archive and a center for research, meetings, and the community. The building was constructed in 1880 as a cotton textile factory. It produced carriages for the Durant-Dort Carriage Company from 1886 to 1917 and then produced cars for the Dort Motor Car Company from 1917 to 1924. It is often considered the birthplace of General Motors (GM).

Factory One housed numerous businesses between 1928 and 2013, when GM purchased it. Architectural firm SmithGroupJJR restored the interior and exterior of the building, which was reopened on May 1, 2017 as a conference and event space and as Kettering University's automotive archive.