Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office
United States historic place in Flint, Michigan. Built 1895. Added to the National Register in 1975, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
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.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 315 W. Water St., Flint, MI |
| County | Genesee County |
| Listed | Sep 2, 1975 |
| Listed for | Industry, Transportation |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Arrowhead Veterans Club |
| Reference number | 75000943 |
| Built | 1895 · more from the 1890s |
| Type of place | office building |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 building |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 315 W. Water St., Flint, MI |
| Coordinates | 43.0172° N, 83.6961° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in Flint | 31 listed places in Flint → |
| Nearest national park unit | River Raisin National Battlefield Park · 78 miles · on Park Atlas |
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Questions people ask
When was Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office listed on the National Register?
Sep 2, 1975. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office built?
1895.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office?
315 W. Water St., Flint, Genesee County, Michigan. The nearest national park unit is River Raisin National Battlefield Park, 78 miles away.
Where is the nomination form for Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Is there cell service at Durant-Dort Carriage Company Office?
FCC coverage maps show Verizon 5G, AT&T 5G, and T-Mobile 5G at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.
Source: FCC Broadband Map
Sources
Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 75000943. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.