Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop (Springfield, Illinois)

Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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
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. Staff (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.