Bentley House (Springfield, Missouri)
Bentley House | |
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  Location within Missouri  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 603 E. Calhoun St., Springfield, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 37°13′21″N 93°17′6″W / 37.22250°N 93.28500°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1892 |
| Architect | Hackney, W.F. |
| Architectural style | Queen Anne, Picturesque villa |
| NRHP reference No. | 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.
Architecture
As with most Queen Anne homes, the house was designed with detailed exterior features, a prominent front tower, intricate trim and dentils, and a complex roof of gables and hips projecting at right angles and accented by several dormers. The semi-detached tower reaches the highest point with a conical roof and spire. Multiple porches, and a porte cochere, feature decorative spindles.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
History
J.F.G. Bently, president of the Bank of Springfield, constructed a home proposed to be "one of the grandest homes in all of Springfield."[3]
It was a single family home and remained in the Bently family until 1964 when it was sold to Drury College in 1965.[2]: 2, 6 In 1977, Springfield established a local history museum called Museum of the Ozarks.[3]
In 1993 the museum would seek a larger space and sold the home to a private resident.[4] Because Drury College is a private school, the home has technically maintained private ownership throughout its life.
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- 1 2 Mary Newland Clary (June 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bentley House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 11 photographs from 1977)
- 1 2 3 "Bentley House | Missouri State Parks". mostateparks.com.
- ↑ "Our Story - History Museum on the Square - Springfield, MO". History Museum on the Square.
