Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. The 117-year-oldHorace Drew mansion on Third Street in Springfield is getting closer to getting a second life, as Springfield Preservation and Revitalization hires an architect to oversee a rehabilitation plan for the historically significant property.
SPAR plans to convert the boarded-up home across from Klutho Park into what it calls a “community living room.”
The nonprofit acquired the abandoned home in late 2025 to ensure its preservation. It says JAA Architecture will oversee its rehabilitation…