Bentley House (Springfield, Missouri)

Bentley House
Location 603 E. Calhoun St., Springfield, Missouri
Coordinates 37°13′21″N 93°17′6″W / 37.22250°N 93.28500°W / 37.22250; -93.28500Coordinates: 37°13′21″N 93°17′6″W / 37.22250°N 93.28500°W / 37.22250; -93.28500
Area less than one acre
Built 1892 (1892)
Architect Hackney, W.F.
Architectural style Queen Anne, Picturesque villa
NRHP reference # 80002354[1]
Added to NRHP November 14, 1980

Bentley House, also known as the Museum of the Ozarks, is a historic home located at Springfield, Greene County, Missouri. It was built in 1892, and is a two-story, Queen Anne style brick and frame dwelling. It has a complex roof of gables and hips projecting at right angles and accented by several dormers. It features a semi-detached tower with conical roof, projecting bays on primary and secondary facades, multiple porches, and a porte cochere. It was a single family home until 1964, dormitory for Drury College from 1965 to 1977, then home to the Museum of the Ozarks.[2]:2, 6

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Mary Newland Clary (June 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bentley House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 11 photographs from 1977)


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