Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office
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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.
Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office | |
Location | 316 W. Water St., Flint, Michigan |
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Coordinates | 43°1′2″N 83°41′46″W |
Built | 1895 |
NRHP reference No. | 75000943 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 2, 1975[1] |
Designated NHL | June 2, 1978[2] |
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]