Springfield ยท Route 66 (College Street)
Rockwood Motor Court
A 1929 Route 66 motor court whose cottages were faced in giraffe-style stone in 1948; it bills itself as the oldest operating motel on Route 66.
- Built
- 1929Built 1929; masonry 'giraffe' facing and the Rockwood name added in 1948.
- Style
- Ozark giraffe rock (1948 refacing)
- Type
- Inn
- Price
- $
- Area
- Route 66 (College Street)
- Credentials
- Historic Hotels of America member
The story
The motor court opened on Route 66 in 1929 with cottages around a central courtyard. In 1948 its wood-sided bungalows were faced in giraffe-style masonry and sandstone and it was renamed Rockwood Motor Court. Phyllis Ferguson and Tim Phillips restored it from 2019; it bills itself as the oldest operating motel on Route 66, and it was inducted into Historic Hotels of America in 2025. A converted 1929 Shell filling station is now one of its rentals.
Good to know
- Address: 2200 W. College St., Springfield, MO 65806
Sources (3)
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.