Ritzville High School

Ritzville High School
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Agriculture Education Building still standing at the site
Location	East 7th Avenue, between South Columbia Street and South Division Street, Ritzville, Washington
Coordinates	47°07′25″N118°22′19″W / 47.12357°N 118.372°W / 47.12357; -118.372
Area	less than one acre
Built	1927
Architect	George Melville Rasque
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	94000476 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 19, 1994

Ritzville High School, also known as Old Ritzville High School, was a public high school located in Ritzville, Washington. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The building was abandoned in 1983 ^[2] and its demolition was begun on August 17, 2013, and was completed a few days later. ^[3]

The current Ritzville High School building is located nearby and is operated by the Ritzville School District. In 2012 it was merged with Lind High School to become Lind-Ritzville High School. In May 2013 it had an enrollment of 345 students. ^[4]

See also

• Loren G. McCollom
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Nomination Form for Ritzville High School". National Park Service. and accompanying pictures
3. The Ritzville Adams County Journal, 8-22-2013
4. OSPI School District report card 2012-13. Retrieved 2013-11-14

External links

Media related to Old Ritzville High School at Wikimedia Commons

• Lind-Ritzville High School webpage