Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop (Springfield, Illinois)

Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop
Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop (Springfield, Illinois) is located in Illinois
Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop (Springfield, Illinois)
Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop (Springfield, Illinois) is located in the United States
Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop (Springfield, Illinois)
Location118 N. Pasfield St., Springfield, Illinois
Coordinates39°48′6″N 89°39′30″W / 39.80167°N 89.65833°W / 39.80167; -89.65833
Arealess than one acre
Built1921
NRHP reference No.84001146[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 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, built in 1921, 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.

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Dettro, Chris (30 August 2015). "66 Things on Route 66: Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop". The State Journal-Register. Archived from the original on 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
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