Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office | |
 (remodelled) 316 West Water Street, Flint 2010 | |
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| Location | 316 W. Water St., Flint, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 43°1′2″N 83°41′46″W / 43.01722°N 83.69611°W |
| Built | 1895 |
| NRHP reference No. | 75000943 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 2, 1975[1] |
| Designated NHL | June 2, 1978[2] |
The Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office is a National Historic Landmark owned by General Motors. A late 19th-century office building located at 316 West Water Street in Flint, Michigan, it was built and occupied by GM's parent, Durant-Dort, followed by Dort Motor Car Company, until 1924.
This building was the focal point of William C. Durant's efforts in building first carriages and then automobiles, and is the only extant building closely associated with Durant. Here[3] pivotal decisions were made in the development and financing of the Buick Motor Company, the beginning of Chevrolet, and Durant's founding of General Motors.[2]
The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.[2][4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2008-05-03.
- ^ Ashlee, Laura Rose (2005). Traveling Through Time: A Guide to Michigan's Historical Markers. University of Michigan Press. p. 134. ISBN 0-472-03066-3. Retrieved April 7, 2013. – reprint of the text of the Michigan Historical Marker placed in front of the building.
- ^ Christian, Ralph J. (March 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office / Arrowhead Veterans Club" (pdf). National Park Service.
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