Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop (Springfield, Illinois)

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.

Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop
Location118 N. Pasfield St., Springfield, Illinois
Coordinates39°48′6″N 89°39′30″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1921
NRHP reference No.84001146[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 16, 1984

Notes

  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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