315 W. Water St., Flint, Michigan. County/parish: Genesee.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 02, 1975. NRIS 75000943.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
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 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.
The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1978.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/25339308