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The restored Durant Dort Carriage Company Headquarters (the birthplace of General Motors) is a National Historic Landmark and is located in historic Carriage Town in Flint, MI. We feature historic photos, furniture, carriages and automotive artifacts and documents in our small museum. Admission is free, the building is wheelchair accessible and there is plenty of free parking directly behind the building. Guided Tours are given Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 1pm to 4pm or by appointment by calling.
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DAVID L | August 2019
Very Historic Site for the Carriage and Automobile Industry
Nicely restored historic office building, many historic artifacts involving Flints early carriage and automobile industry (Buick and Chevrolet). Birth place of General Motors. GM restored Factory...
Buicklover | August 2019
Buicks on the Bricks
We were there for a wonderful Buick car show, held at the same time as "Back to the Bricks" a huge car show held on Saginaw Street each August, attracts over 2,000 cars of all makes and models. The...
DanandSharon | February 2019
nicely redone
This is the office building for the carriage factory and is a small museum--very nicely redone and very interesting. Factory 1 across the street is also available to see and is also worth the visit
BruceMN | August 2018
Small museum with a few nice artifacts
We enjoyed seeing this museum during the "Back to the Bricks" weekend in Flint. There was a wonderful 15-minute video that described the beginning of General Motors in Flint and it described the...
Qualitylovers | June 2018
Knew Nothing About This - Do Now!
Just my own ignorance, but I knew nothing about this history, first of horse drawn carriages and then cars, leading to the creation of General Motors. Fascinating, well done, knowledgable and...
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