Bentley House (Springfield, Missouri)

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}

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
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

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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)