Ritch Hall | |
Coordinates: | 32.7764°N -108.2814°W |
Architecture: | Mission/spanish Revival, California Mission Revival |
Added: | September 22, 1988 |
Mpsub: | New Mexico Campus Buildings Built 1906--1937 TR |
Refnum: | 88001557 |
Ritch Hall is a historic building on the campus of Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico, United States. It was built as a women's dormitory.[1] Its construction cost $30,000, and it was completed in 1906, with remodels in 1925 and 1948.[2] The building was named in honor of W.G. Ritch, who served as the president of the board of regents of WNMU from 1902 to 1904.[2] It was designed in the Mission Revival style by architect Charles Frederick Whittlesey in 1906, and an extension was designed by architect John Gaw Meem in 1950.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 22, 1988.