Bentley House (Springfield, Missouri)

Historic house in Missouri, United States

United States historic place

Location603 E. Calhoun St., Springfield, Missouri

Coordinates37°13′21″N 93°17′6″W / 37.22250°N 93.28500°W / 37.22250; -93.28500

Arealess than one acre

Built1892 (1892)


Bentley House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	603 E. Calhoun St., Springfield, Missouri
Coordinates	37°13′21″N 93°17′6″W / 37.22250°N 93.28500°W / 37.22250; -93.28500
Area	less than one acre
Built	1892 (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.

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.

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