Flint in Genesee County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
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on Kearsley Street
Photographed by Joel Seewald, September 28, 2019
1. Home on Kearsley Street Marker
Kearsley Street was home to many automotive leaders
through the early decades of the 20th Century. The street was lined with their large Victorian homes, like Whaley House you see here. Dallas Dort and Charles Mott built large country estates on the street's east end. Kearsley Street lost some of its luster in the late 1920s as Flint's wealthy auto barons instead began building in the Woodcroft Estates neighborhood off of Miller Road on the west side of the city.
You Auto Know
David Buick, Walter Chrysler, J. Dallas Dort, Charles Stewart Mott, and James Whiting all had homes on Kearsley Street.
Erected by MotorCities National Heritage Area, National Park Service.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the MotorCities National Heritage Area series list.
Location. 43° 1.202′ N, 83° 41.037′ W. Marker is in Flint, Michigan, in Genesee County. It is at the intersection of East Kearsley Street and Chavez Drive, on the right when traveling east on East Kearsley
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Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Whaley House / Robert J. Whaley (a few steps from this marker); Flint Automobile Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); Otis Milton Smith, Trailblazing Leadership (approx. Ό mile away); Henry Howland Crapo / Willson Park (approx. 0.3 miles away); Josiah Dallas Dort (approx. 0.3 miles away); Paterson-Sutherland House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Alexis de Tocqueville (approx. 0.3 miles away); Flint (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Flint.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Creating an All-American City (was approx. Ό mile away but has been confirmed missing).
Photo courtesy of the Flint Journal.
2. Home on Kearsley Street Marker - upper left image
James Whiting, president of the Flint Wagon Works, lived next door to Robert Whaley, president of Citizens Bank. The homes were connected in the 1940s to become McFarlan Home, a residence for women.
Photo courtesy of the Sloan Museum, Flint.
3. Home on Kearsley Street Marker - upper right image
Kearsley Street, 1908.
Photo courtesy of the Sloan Museum, Flint.
4. Home on Kearsley Street Marker - lower right image
C. S. Mott's first house on Kearsley Street. Long before C. S. Mott resided at Applewood, he had a much humbler home. The home was demolished for the UM-Flint [University of Michigan-Flint] campus.
Photographed by Joel Seewald, September 28, 2019
5. Home on Kearsley Street Marker and Whaley House
Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2019, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan. This page has been viewed 752 times since then and 55 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 26, 2019, by Joel Seewald of Madison Heights, Michigan.
