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Robert and Mary Whaley's residence, late 1890s.
 Whaley House Museum
of Flint, Michigan
Contact


Whaley House Museum
624 East Kearsley Street
Flint, Michigan 48503

P: 810.235.6841
F: 810.235.6186
E: 1885@whaleyhouse.com
W: whaleyhouse.com
Tours


- Open All Year -

Monday - Saturday:
By Appointment

Tuesday and Thursday:
10 am and 3 pm

Sundays:
1 pm to 4 pm
(Except major holidays.)
Admission Rates

Adults (16 and Over): $5
Students (6 and Over): $3
Children (5 and Under): Free
Time Travelers: $3
Office Hours

Monday - Thursday:
9 am to 3 pm
Speakers Bureau

Is your organization or club looking for a speaker?
Whaley House Museum is pleased to offer a speaker and PowerPoint presentation to address your group. Call 810.235.6841 or email 1885@whaleyhouse.com to schedule a date and time.
Upcoming Events

 

- Christmas at Whaley House Museum -

Bring your friends and family to Whaley House Museum this holiday season for an unforgetable Christmas experience. Enjoy the festive sights and sounds of a historic Victorian home decorated by the area's leading florists and decorators.

Christmas at Whaley House Museum
Tour Schedule
Sunday, November 30 - 1 pm to 4 pm
Friday, December 5 - 1 pm to 4 pm
Saturday, December 6 - 1 pm to 4 pm
Sunday, December 7 - 1 pm to 4 pm
Friday, December 12 - 1 pm to 4 pm
Saturday, December 13 - 1 pm to 4 pm
Sunday, December 14 - 1 pm to 4 pm
Friday, December 19 - 1 pm to 4 pm
Saturday, December 20 - 1 pm to 4 pm
Sunday, December 21 - 1 pm to 4 pm
Sunday, December 28 - 1 pm to 4 pm
Thursday, January 1 - 1 pm to 4 pm

Christmas at Whaley House Museum
Special Events

Make an Advent Calendar
Sunday, November 30 - 1 pm to 4 pm

Family Day
Sunday, December 7 - 1 pm to 4 pm
The first fifty visitors to Whaley House Museum can decorate a graham cracker house with holiday goodies to take home.

Holiday Music
Sunday, December 14 - 1 pm to 4 pm
Enjoy an afternoon of live holiday music.

Regular admission rates apply for holiday tours.

- Individual and group tours by appointment also available. -

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

Bordine Nursery
Early American Antiques Study Club
Falding Gadola
Gerych's Distinctive Flowers and Gifts
Gleaner - Greater Flint Area Arbor
In My Mother's Garden . . . But In My Father's House
Pullen Home Improvement
Viva Grande Salon
Vogt's Flowers
Ginger Wright

Special thanks to Whaley House Museum's volunteers for making our 2008 Christmas at Whaley House possible.

 

About Whaley House Museum


As the last Victorian era home on East Kearsley Street, Whaley House Museum is one of Flint's last visible links to its 19th Century heritage. Since the home was constructed it has witnessed the City of Flint's evolution from a small lumbering town to one of the world's leading industrial centers to its present incarnation as a regional leader in higher education.

From 1885 to 1925 Whaley House Museum was the residence of Robert and Mary McFarlan Whaley. Other family members that lived in the house included Florence, Robert and Mary's only daughter; Robert Whaley Orrell, Florence's son and the Whaleys' only grandchild; and Laura, Robert Whaley's half-sister. Over the years the various domestics and coachmen that made life comfortable for the Whaleys lived here as well. Robert and Mary were very prominent in their community. For over forty years, Robert was the president of Citizens Bank. During his tenure, he issued a $2,000 loan to William C. Durant and J. Dallas Dort that eventually led to the creation of General Motors. As a member of one of Flint's founding families, Mary was active in a number of civic organizations in addition to her duties of running a household.Today, the Whaleys are remembered for their generosity. Robert established the Whaley Children's Center and Mary founded the McFarlan Home for Women. She also donated numerous acres of land to the city for the creation of parks and paid for the construction of the Five Sisters Chapel at St. Paul's Episcopal Church.

But that is just part of their story . . .

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