The Gray/Campbell Farmstead

​The Gray/Campbell Farmstead is one of the oldest houses still standing in Springfield, MO. It is located in Nathanael Greene Park on South Scenic. A collection of buildings includes a house (1856), a log kitchen (1840s), a two-crib barn, a log granary, and a one-room schoolhouse (1895). James Price Gray built the house and later sold it to his brother-in-law, John Polk Campbell, the nephew and namesake of the founder of Springfield. The Gray and Campbell families occupied the house from 1856 to the 1950s, and it was then moved to Nathanael Greene Park in the 1980s.

Grounds are open daily from sunrise to sunset
Buildings are open to the public on weekends
April through October – open on Sundays from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm
May through September – open Saturdays and Sundays from 1:30 pm to 4:30 pm. (except during extreme heat)

The Farmstead depends on volunteers to keep the buildings open. Consider becoming a volunteer and spending time in the quiet atmosphere of the 1860s on the prairie.

Butterfly Festival Saturday, June 27

All ages are invited to celebrate pollinators and nature in an extraordinary setting at the Springfield Botanical Gardens in Springfield, Missouri. A variety of activities, performances, and vendors offers something for everyone. Most of the activities will be in and around the Botanical Center and Butterfly House from 9am-3pm. The buildings at the Gray/Campbell Farmstead will be open for touring from 11 am-3 pm.

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