Two sisters recently held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a restaurant that will be built at a century-old flour mill in Springfield, Missouri, that’s been closed for more than 50 years.
Sheri Perkins and Renee Textor moved shovels of dirt to begin construction for The Table at 610 N. Prospect Ave., near the intersection of Chestnut Expressway (aka Route 66) and National Avenue.
The City of Springfield hailed the project:
According to the Springfield News-Leader (subscription required), the sisters hope to open the $2.6 million restaurant by summer 2025.
The new development will include a two-story, 4,603-square-foot elevated casual dining space that will include a covered patio, office and storage space, greenspace, 55 parking spaces and an accessory retail space. […]
The restaurant will abut one of the silos and extend out toward Chestnut Expressway on the north side. Perkins said The Table will serve American fare, coffee drinks and a small selection of local brews, cocktails and mocktails. […]
The two sisters are focused on making the space a family-style establishment and a place for community to gather.
“We want this to be a place for all demographics,” Textor said in a closing prayer during the groundbreaking. “We pray that it’s a haven where relationships are nurtured, memories are created and laughter echoes throughout a place where meals are prepared with love and shared with joy.”
The flour mill, built in the early 1900s, once produced 35,000 pounds of flour per day, but it closed a half-century ago.
The project includes tax-abatement incentives for 25 years because it is a blighted property.
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