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°WCoordinates: 39°48′6″N 89°39′30″W / 39.80167°N 89.65833°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1921
Governing body private
NRHP Reference # 84001146[1]
Added to NRHP August 16, 1984

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