Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop (Springfield, Illinois)

Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop
Location 118 N. Pasfield St., Springfield, Illinois
Coordinates 39°48′6″N 89°39′30″W / 39.80167°N 89.65833°W / 39.80167; -89.65833Coordinates: 39°48′6″N 89°39′30″W / 39.80167°N 89.65833°W / 39.80167; -89.65833
Area less than one acre
Built 1921
NRHP Reference # 84001146[1]
Added to NRHP August 16, 1984
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The Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop in Springfield, Illinois is one of the few remaining early Maid-Rite franchises in the United States. This specific shop claims to have the first drive-thru window in the U.S.[2] The building, along historic U.S. Route 66, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Notes

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Pearson, Rick. A Guide for the National Press, Chicago Tribune, 9 February 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2007.
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