Ritzville Historic District Explained
| Ritzville Historic District |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Location: | Roughly bounded by Broadway Avenue, North Division Street, West Railroad Avenue, and North Adams Street, Ritzville, Washington |
| Coordinates: | 47.1269°N -118.3809°W |
| District Map: | Ritzville Historic District, Ritzville, WN.png |
| Architect: | Tinnel Brothers; Et al. |
| Architecture: | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Vernacular commercial |
| Added: | May 2, 1990 |
| Area: | 8acres |
| Refnum: | 90000676 |
The Ritzville Historic District, located in Ritzville, Washington, is a district listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district encompasses 3 blocks of Ritzville's main business district and contains 27 contributing and 11 noncontributing properties.[1]
Contributing Properties
The historical district contains a total of 27 contributing properties, built between 1889 and 1935:[1]
- The Ritzville Carnegie Library, also known as Ritzville Public Library, at 302 West Main Avenue, 47.1263°N -118.3821°W, built 1907.
- The Ritzville Hotel, 220 West Main Avenue, 47.1265°N -118.3818°W, built 1910.
- The George H. Lemman Building, also known as the B&J Restaurant, 214 West Main Avenue, 47.1266°N -118.3816°W, built c. 1905.
- The F.G. Spanjer Building, 208 West Main Avenue, 47.1268°N -118.3814°W, built 1898.
- The Ritzville Trading Company Buildings block, at 202 West Main Avenue, 201 and 203 West Broadway Avenue, 47.127°N -118.3815°W, built 1898.
- The H.E. Gritman Building, at corner of West Main Avenue and North Washington Street, 47.1272°N -118.381°W, built 1902.
- The William Snyder Building, at 116 West Main Avenue, 47.1272°N -118.3809°W, built 1899.
- The O.R. Haight Building, at 114 West Main Avenue, 47.1273°N -118.3808°W, built 1901.
- The A&C Bakery building, at 102 and 104 West Main Avenue, 47.1276°N -118.3804°W, built 1910.
- The Pioneer State Bank, now U.S. Bank, at 101 East Main Avenue, 47.1278°N -118.3802°W, built 1901.
- The Ritz Theater, at 107 East Main Avenue, 47.1279°N -118.38°W, built c. 1935.
- The Hanson Flower's building, at 105 West Main Avenue, 47.1272°N -118.38°W, built c. 1905.
- The Burt's Hardware building, at 107 West Main Avenue, 47.1272°N -118.3801°W, built c. 1905.
- The Sears building, at 109 and 111 West Main Avenue, 47.1271°N -118.3802°W, built between 1910 and 1920.
- The N.H. Greene Building, at 119 West Main Avenue, 47.1269°N -118.3804°W, built 1889.
- The German American Bank, now Columbia Bank, at 201 West Main Avenue, 47.1267°N -118.3807°W, built 1904.
- The Orris Dorman Building, at 203 and 205 West Main Avenue, 47.1266°N -118.3808°W, built 1904.
- The A.F. Rosenoff Building, at 207 West Main Avenue, 47.1265°N -118.3809°W, built 1901.
- The Myers Dry Goods Store Building, at 209 and 211 West Main Avenue, 47.1264°N -118.381°W, built c. 1901–1904.
- The building at 213 West Main Avenue, 47.1264°N -118.3811°W, built c. 1901–1904.
- The Adams County Bank Building, at 301 West Main Avenue, 47.126°N -118.3815°W, built 1892.
- The Kalkwarf Motor Company Building, 101 to 107 North Adams Street, 47.1257°N -118.3813°W, built 1910.
- The E.D. Gilson Building, at 218 West Railroad Avenue, 47.126°N -118.3808°W, built 1904.
- The Journal Building, at 214 and 216 West Railroad Avenue, 47.1261°N -118.3807°W, built c. 1910–1920.
- The Kalkwarf Hardware Store, at 210 West Railroad Avenue, 47.1262°N -118.3806°W, built c. 1910–1920.
- The Northern Pacific Railway Depot, now hosting the Railroad Depot Museum, at 201 West Railroad Avenue, 47.1264°N -118.3799°W, built 1909–1910.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=90000676}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ritzville Historic District ]. National Park Service. Leonard Garfield and Marcia Riley . October 25, 1989 . June 2, 2024. With .
